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Utah Jazz (4-9) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8-6)
Week 5 of the 2023-24 NBA season continues Tuesday, November 21, with the Utah Jazz taking on the Los Angeles Lakers in the In-Season Tournament showdown at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Utah and Los Angeles start their three-game regular-season series, and the Lakers aim for their third straight victory over the Jazz. Los Angeles is an 8.5-point home fave with a total of 236.5 points, so let’s take a closer look.
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The Utah Jazz (4-9; 7-6 ATS) have dropped two straight games to the Phoenix Suns. After a 131-128 defeat last Friday, the Jazz suffered a heartbreaking 140-137 double-overtime defeat on Sunday night.
Through those two games, the Jazz have made 37.8% of their 3-pointers while handing out 27.0 assists a night. However, their defense has been horrendous, allowing the Suns to shoot 50.5% from the field and 46.2% from beyond the arc.
The Jazz own the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA (120.7 points per 100 possessions). Their defense is 27th in the league in 2-point percentage (57.5%) and 21st in 3-point perce ntage (36.8%). The Jazz score 115.6 points per 100 possessions (11th) on 52.3% shooting from inside the arc (22nd) and 37.0% from downtown (10th).
Lauri Markkanen leads the way for Utah with 24.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Markkanen is making 3.5 triples a night on a 40.0 percentage clip. Jordan Clarkson is tallying 19.5 points and 4.8 assists per contest, and John Collins is adding 14.9 points and 8.9 boards a night.
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