LeBron James had 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers tuned up for the postseason with a 131-107 win over the Utah Jazz.

Another tanktastic campaign is finally, mercifully in the books for the Utah Jazz. And they're headed back to the lottery, hoping to land a foundational talent to add to Ace Bailey, Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr.

The Utah Jazz are signing guard Hayden Gray to a two-year contract out of the NBA G League's Maine Celtics, agent George S. Langberg of @GSLSportsGroup tells ESPN. The undrafted UC San Diego product lands an NBA deal to finish the season.

The Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings finished with identical records, so a coin flip will determine their order in the NBA draft lottery.

The Los Angeles Lakers secured home-court advantage after defeating the Phoenix Suns. They closed the regular season with another dominant performance. Despite playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, veteran star LeBron James stepped up once again and guided the Lakers to a 131–107 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Former Kennedy Catholic graduate and current Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe scored a career-high 29 points in the teams 131-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Tshiebwe also had 17

It's only been three seasons stationed with the Utah Jazz since being drafted in 2023, but Keyonte George has already staked his claim to being a core centerpiece of this team for years to come. Especially when seeing how he shot out of the gates this season for a career-best year,

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.