The Lakers’ game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center could best be enjoyed with your eyes mostly closed.
It’s not that the four quarters and overtime in the Lakers’ 127-115 win weren’t exciting — the basketball was pretty good, the two teams flying up and down the court, hitting big shots and making plays at and above the rim.
It’s that so much of the basketball involving the Lakers right now requires imagination, the long-term goals still so reachable that it’s best to wonder how things would work against Utah if LeBron James and Anthony Davis were on the court in uniforms instead of on the sideline in streetwear.