The Los Angeles Lakers play like a team who knows their offense can win them any basketball game. That was the uncomfortable thought kicking in the back of the mind when they took down the Utah Jazz in a tight 143-135 ball game on Thursday night.
The matchup between those two teams offers an extreme example. Both the Jazz and the Lakers rank among the bottom-10 defensive units in the NBA. To some capacity, offense being the dish of the day should have always been expected.
Looking at the totality of the results, it has rarely been the case of their defense winning them basketball games.