Continuing their road trip, the NBA-best Los Angeles Lakers (18-3) take on the struggling Utah Jazz (12-9) at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, in downtown Salt Lake City Wednesday night.
The Lakers enter tonight’s matchup coming off a 105-96 win over the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Davis, ailing from flu-like symptoms, required an IV at halftime but scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter to lead Los Angeles. Dominating, as usual, LeBron James added 25 points with nine assists–and put down a putback dunk off a miss late in the fourth stanza to clinch a strong road win over a top Western Conference foe.
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LeBron out here looking for even more altitude 🏔
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 4, 2019
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Davis looked weary in the first half, but came through after his IV, impressing his teammates and head coach Frank Vogel.
“For him to play through illness and have that kind of performance was something special,” Vogel told reporters postgame.
.@AntDavis23 updates @LakersReporter on his health, reflects on being a defensive force down the stretch for the #Lakers. pic.twitter.com/J6QJ7DwiiT
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) December 4, 2019
The Jazz lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 103-94. Utah has lost four out of their last five, including consecutive losses. Rudy Gobert led the Jazz with 27 points. Young star Donovan Mitchell scored 18. The team seems to be in the midst of an identity crisis with Mike Conley’s addition.
While a steady and talented player, the 32-year-old veteran’s regularly nicked–he left last’s night game with a hamstring injury and has been ruled out for the Lakers matchup– and appears to be bleeding into Mitchell’s progression. The 23-year-old former Louisville star usually ends up in corners to start, then getting the ball too late in possessions.
Can head coach Quin Synder right the ship? Here’s everything you need to know about streaming the action.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
- When: 9pm ET, Wednesday, Dec. 4
- Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City
- Streaming: NBA TV
How to stream NBA games: NBA League Pass
Real ballers splurge for NBA League Pass. The premium service lets you stream more NBA games than you could possibly count (basically everything that’s not already on national TV or subject to local blackouts). It’s a bit pricey, but you can save some money with NBA Team Pass, which follows the same broadcast restrictions but focuses on one specific team (all the games for the New York Knicks, for example). If you’re only interested in specific matchups, you can buy single NBA games, and new this year, you can purchase just the fourth quarter for $1.99. Both NBA League Pass and Team Pass also offer games in VR.
You can order NBA League Pass and NBA Team Pass online from NBA.com or as part of B/R Live or a Sling TV subscription. No matter which one you choose, it’s going to cost the same.
NBA League Pass price breakdown:
- NBA League Pass (all teams): $199 per year or $28.99 per month
- NBA League Pass Premium (all teams + in-arena stream): $249.99 per year or $39.99 per month
- NBA Team Pass (one team): $119.99 per year or $17.99 per month
- NBA League Pass Audio: $9.99 per year
- NBA League Pass single games: $6.99
- NBA League Pass fourth-quarter action: $1.99 per game
NBA League Pass devices: Amazon Fire TV and Kindle devices, Roku 3 and 4, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung smart TVs, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and 4, Amazon Alexa and Amazon Echo, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream View, PlayStation VR, Windows Mixed Reality, iOS, and Android devices
What streaming services offer NBA TV?
1) Sling TV
- Cost: $25-$40 per month
- Sling TV devices: Amazon Fire TVs, Android Fire Stick, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, Google Chromecast, Oculus Go, and iOS and Android devices
- Sling TV local channels: NBC, Fox (check your local availability here)
- Channels included: TNT, ESPN (Sling Orange, Sling Orange + Blue), NBC Sports (Sling Blue, Sling Orange + Blue), and NBA TV (with add-on)
Sling TV has two distinct channel packages, both of which are priced at $25 per month. You want Sling Orange, which comes with both ESPN and TNT. From there you can add the Sling Orange Sports Pack for $5 per month to unlock NBA TV. That means you get by at just $30 per month. That said, if you live the Bay Area, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Portland, or Washington, D.C., you might want to upgrade to Sling Orange + Blue ($40 per month) so that you can get local coverage from NBC Sports. There’s just one drawback: Sling TV doesn’t offer ABC in its local channels (or provide an on-demand alternative). With most ABC live games, you can stream via the WatchESPN app. Here’s hoping that proves true when it comes to streaming NBA games. Otherwise, you’ll want to invest in an HD antenna. (Here’s a complete guide to Sling TV channels.) As noted previously, Sling TV is the only service that allows you to include NBA League Pass as an add-on.
Game-changing feature: Price. Sling TV allows you to stream NBA games without breaking the bank.
2) YouTube TV
- Cost: $49.99 per month
- YouTube TV devices: Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Xbox One, iOS and Android devices
- Local channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)
- Channels included: ABC, NBA TV, TNT, NBC Sports, ESPN
Like Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV offers just one package of channels, and it’s a stacked lineup for sports, with everything you need to stream NBA games. YouTube TV also includes FS1, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, and CBS Sports Network. (You can find the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)
Game-changing feature: You can add up to six accounts per household, and each one of those accounts gets unlimited cloud DVR. Even better: You can fast-forward through ads in recorded programs.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz: What to watch for
Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo aside, Anthony Davis has become a surefire contender as NBA’s best defender, able to patrol the paint and use his tremendous length and quickness to defend in open space. If he’s available to play through his illness, he will wreck whatever plans the Jazz have.
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The ability has always been there, or perhaps hidden while in New Orleans, but it’s not going unnoticed:
Anthony Davis had five defensive possessions at the close of the game where he ate up Jokic in the post twice and three times Murray went at him and got nothing. Tough to run the Jokic/Murray screen into AD. Davis was awesome.
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) December 4, 2019
NBA podcast: Week 7 review
Check out the author’s NBA podcast covering news of the last seven days in the league. We also dive the potential rules changes starting 2021 that may reshape the NBA and the continued rise of the Eastern Conference. Also, we ask who has the best handle: Iverson or Irving?
Listen below.
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