Los Angeles plays Utah for conference showdown

Published Oct. 24, 2026 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers (2-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (1-1, eighth in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads to Utah for a Western Conference matchup.

Utah finished 22-60 overall, 12-40 in Western Conference games and 14-27 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Jazz averaged 29.6 assists per game on 42.5 made field goals last season.

Los Angeles finished 53-29 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Lakers averaged 116.3 points per game while shooting 50.2% from the field and 35.9% from deep last season.

INJURIES: Jazz: Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot).

Lakers: Cameron Carr: day to day (oblique), Adou Thiero: day to day (knee), Jake LaRavia: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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