Pre-Game Ramble: Lakers Play Jazz

Here we go again, the last time we played Utah on November 24th we could not win despite entering the fourth quarter with a 88-82 lead. They got outscored by the Jazz 32-20 in the final period, resulting in the 114-108 defeat. And with that the Lakers currently trail their season series with 0-1 after splitting the season series with the Jazz (2-2) last year for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Jazz and the Lakers have now met 137 times in the regular season, 119 times since the Jazz moved to Utah. However, in their last 10 home games at Staples Center, the Lakers are 8-2 against the Jazz. Former Laker (and forever basketball god for his .04 second shot) Derek Fisher, currently a member of the Jazz, played eight seasons with the Lakers, ranking among the leaders in franchise history for 3-point field goal % (5th/.368) and 3-pt. field goals made (6th/449).