The Lakers are back in action Monday night to take on the Utah Jazz. The Lakers finished their final home game last night with a 102-90 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The team will once again be limited on healthy players for tonight’s road game with only nine active players. Before the game, the team recently announced that Chris Kaman and Steve Nash will not play with the team and are also considered doubtful for the last game of the season on Wednesday. Check out the highlights below:
First Quarter
A 5-0 run from the Lakers is capped by a Meeks 3 to put them in the lead at 15-13 midway through the 1st. Meeks has 7 pts.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 15, 2014
A tough step-back J from Nick Young cut Utah's lead to 7 at 30-23 after 1 quarter here. Meeks had 7 points to lead LAL.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 15, 2014
Second Quarter
Without Nick Young tonight the Lakers would have exactly zero swag. #analytics
— Bill Oram (@bill_oram) April 15, 2014
Nick Young's swag keeping the Lakers in this game
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 15, 2014
LAL caught complete and sudden fire to end the half here in Utah, a Nick Young inspired 19-2 run putting 'em up 57-51 at halftime.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 15, 2014
Third Quarter
An and-1 from Jordan Hill gives LAL its biggest lead at 62-54, Hill up to 15 points with six boards, the third Laker with at least 15.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 15, 2014
Hill is up to 19 points (9 here in the 3rd) as his latest J puts the Lakers back in the lead at 73-72. @KButter5 has 14 dimes.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 15, 2014
The Lakers are tied up 86-86 after three. Nick Young is up to 24 points in 22 minutes on 9-for-12 shooting.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 15, 2014
Fourth Quarter
Vintage Nick…
— Kent Bazemore (@KentBazemore20) April 15, 2014
#SwaggyP has 17 pts in the 4th and 41 overall to give the Lakers a 116-97 lead w/2:25 left. Meeks will shoot 2 FT's out of the TO.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 15, 2014
BROKEN ANKLES.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) April 15, 2014
Final Game Score: Lakers-119 Jazz-104