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Utah faces Los Angeles on 9-game road slide

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Utah Jazz (21-59, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (52-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 8:30 p. m.

EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah travels to Los Angeles looking to break its nine-game road skid. The Lakers are 32-19 in conference games. Los Angeles is eighth in the Western Conference with 14.

8 fast break points per game led by LeBron James averaging 5. 7. The Jazz are 12-39 in Western Conference play.

Utah is 5-8 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Lakers average 11. 8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.

5 fewer makes per game than the Jazz give up (15. 3). The Jazz average 12.