Should Utah Jazz Try To Win Games Now By Playing Vet Players Or Play Youth Instead? Jazz vs Lakers

Should the Utah Jazz be playing veteran players big minutes in order to be competitive and win games this season? Or should the franchise opt for a more heavily weighted youth movement (in terms of minutes played) and try to prepare its recent draft picks for future seasons? That's the question that has been the focus of many social media discussions over the past three seasons and even more so this current season. For right now, Will Hardy seems to be leaning in the direction of remaining competitive by playing the vets significant minutes.

Utah Jazz took the Los Angeles Lakers right down to final shot in tonight's game but Keyonte George missed a double clutch three from the right corner at the buzzer. The three point attempt was heavily contested and it made it an extremely difficult attempt.

Leading scorers for the Jazz were Keyonte George with 27 points, Lauri Markkanen with 20 points and Svi Mykhailuk with 12 points.

Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers both struggled shooting the ball in this game and the Lakers finished with a 44.2% field goal percentage and the Jazz finished with a 42.6% field goal percentage.

Los Angeles Lakers were led in scoring by Luka Doncic with 33 points, Austin Reaves with 22 points and LeBron James with 17 points.

Final Score: Utah Jazz 106, Lost Angeles Lakers 108