ASA NBA play on OVER 231.5 Utah Jazz at LA Lakers – 10:30 PM ET - Apparently, the NBA In-Season Tournament means a lot to the Lakers who won it last year and decided to hang a banner in their rafters. The game should have added motivation for this Jazz team that doesn’t have any other high-profile players other than Markkanen and an additional paycheck would go a long way for these younger players. Honestly, that is maybe an added bonus but doesn’t really impact our handicapping process for this game. These two teams should put up a ton of points tonight. Utah is the 9th fastest paced team in the NBA at 99.6 possessions per game. The Lakers are only a few spots below them in the rankings at 99.1 possessions per game. Neither team defends well either. The Jazz allow the most points per possession per game at 1.192, the Lakers rank 25th in DEFF allowing 1.169PPP. Los Angeles is the 5th most efficient offense in the NBA, the Jazz though rank 27th. In the three meetings between these two teams last season, one team scored 130+ and the total points scored were 260, 257 and 230. Going back even further one of the two teams involved in this clash has scored 127 or more points in seven straight. Both teams are coming off of lower scoring games but that changes tonight as this one gets to the 240’s.