The Los Angeles Lakers may not have fared well against the Utah Jazz, but head coach Luke Walton can take solace in his South Bay Lakers’ strong performance.
The Jazz played with a rather comfortable lead from start to finish which allowed the already-undermanned Lakers to give their younger players some more time on the court.
They certainly did not disappoint as their play even spurred the Jazz to leave their starters in longer than expected in order to secure the victory.
It is clear that the G League affiliate players were able to make quite the impression on Walton following the 115-100 loss to the Jazz, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“I thought Machado was great.