![]() ![]() Personnel wise, Utah’s been without starting center Walker Kessler since Nov. They’re shooting 46.0%, but allowing 36.8% 3’s. ![]() This year, they’re 4-9, scoring 116.8 points per game but allowing 122.0, which ranks 26 th in the league. Last year’s Jazz started 10-3, scoring 118.8 points per game while allowing 112.7, shooting 47.3% from the field and allowing opponents to shoot 32.3% from three. Their opponent on Tuesday, Utah, is struggling in general relative to the team that started last season with a different roster featuring Mike Conley, Malik Beasley, current Laker Jarred Vanderbilt. In other games, they’re 5-6, averaging 109.4 points per game and allowing 115.4, while shooting 47.6% overall and 29.1% from three. They’re shooting 52.4% from the field, and 50.0% from three. LAL are 3-0 in the IST, scoring 121.0 points per game, and allowing 107.0. The Lakers have been significantly better in the In-Season Tournament than in their other 11 games thus far. If that happens, and the Lakers beat Utah, both teams would be 4-0, and the team with the greater point differential would be the No. Say the Wolves beat the Kings in Minnesota on Friday to improve to 3-0: they’d also need to beat OKC on Tuesday, Nov. That’s what would ensure the Lakers be either the No. Because MIN and SAC play each other (Friday, Nov. With a win, the Lakers would be 4-0, and only Minnesota (2-0) and Sacramento (2-0) – both in Group C – have a chance to match that record (every Group A and Group B team except LAL already have one loss). Group A Standings (Team: Record Point Differential Remaining Games) Thanks to their 3-0 record and +42 point differential in the first three IST games, the Lakers can clinch not just Group A, but home court advantage in the quarterfinal round if they’re able to beat Utah.
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