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The Los Angeles Lakers had no trouble disposing of the Utah Jazz , 131-107, at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. The Lakers ended the regular season with a three-game winning streak, compiling a 53-29 record, including 28-13 at home.
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The Lakers held a comfortable lead at halftime, 65-42, and did not look back. They had the chance to get the third seed in the Western Conference, but it instead went to the Denver Nuggets after winning over the San Antonio Spurs , 128-118, at Frost Bank Center.
The Lakers are trying to hold down the fort until Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves return from a hamstring injury and an oblique injury, respectively.
On the positive side, Marcus Smart told Spectrum SportsNet that he is "feeling good" after playing in his second game back from an ankle injury. He tallied five points, two rebounds, 10 assists, and one steal in 26 minutes against the Jazz.
"Just trying to get my rhythm and really get my conditioning. My shots didn't fall, I was 1-for-7, but that's gonna come. I've been out for a couple of games. Just taking a little bit more time to get back into it," said Smart.
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"This week that we have off before we play is definitely gonna help. I think it's gonna help everybody overall to get even healthier."
The 32-year-old Smart, who recently clapped back at haters , missed nine games due to his ankle injury.
The Lakers will have homecourt advantage against the Houston Rockets in the first round. But Smart knows that they need more than that to beat the Rockets minus Doncic and Reaves.
"It's going to be our ability to stay poised under pressure. Things are gonna get really adverse for us, and we understand that. We gotta stick together, we can bend a little bit, but we can't break," added the former Defensive Player of the Year.
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