LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers are one step closer to Las Vegas. The Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 131-99 on Tuesday to win their group and advance to the quarterfinals in the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament.
The in-season tournament came at the perfect time for Lakers, it would appear. Just 3-5 on the season and riding a three-game losing streak when group play began, L.A.
swept through the qualifying round, going 4-0 against the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah to win Group A in the Western Conference.
A couple of weeks into the competition, the Lakers are starting to click and notched their third straight win to bring their record to 9-6.
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