The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the best teams in the league the past couple of weeks and they looked to continue their recent success when they hosted the Utah Jazz for the second game of group play of the Emirates NBA Cup.
The Jazz have really struggled during the 2024-25 season as they sit at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, so it was an excellent opportunity for the Lakers to keep their momentum going. Los Angeles got out to a quick start and looked well on their way to an easy win, but Utah put up a fight in the fourth quarter to make things interesting.