Game Thread Dec 18, 2025 07:00PM MT: Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz

[homeytennis]

The Jazz probably win this if they just make their normal percentage of free throws. Our young players impressed tonight.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

perfect loss. great game from the young players, gave the audience a show and got the needed result. a combined 52 points and 21 assists from the PG tandem.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

Fun to watch losses are the answer.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

We playing the Lakers and game thread is dead smh

Good.

I won't watch a single blatant tanking game like this the rest of the way.

 

[Tanktastic]

Our young players impressed tonight.

great game from the young players

They didn't. It wasn't.

Sure, offensively. But not one of them played good defense, they gave up a 143 and every Laker pretty much scored at will.

Unless of course everyone is so in love with tanking that they want many, many more years of losing.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

This game was mostly unwatchable from a defensive standpoint. Keyonte was great again though.

Will Keyonte make an all star game in his career? If so, how many?

 

[fishonjazz]

I think Lebron will win this for them in 4th, but it's gonna be close.

Man, I am 41 and can barely poop w/o injury upon me.

That knee that lebron took from Walt looked so so brutal. Im shocked that lebron stayed in the game. Lebron is a beast still. Which is crazy

 

[seattlejazzfan]

They didn't. It wasn't.

Sure, offensively. But not one of them played good defense, they gave up a 143 and every Laker pretty much scored at will.

Unless of course everyone is so in love with tanking that they want many, many more years of losing.

they suck defensively. that's as good as it gets. they played great. they can't just become a different player over night.

 

[fishonjazz]

AJ Dybantsa was at the game last night. Lebron went and found him after the game and dapped him up and had a few words for him. Then AJ went and had a long conversation with Keyonte.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Not when the Jazz are playing offense like this. Most of those games were the live ball turnover fests we loved so much last year. I will always love Clarkson. I don't miss his turnovers, though

Walker isn't stopping Luke Doncic from doing anything

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

AJ Dybantsa was at the game last night. Lebron went and found him after the game and dapped him up and had a few words for him. Then AJ went and had a long conversation with Keyonte.

Lmao if Gilbert Arenas saw that he would go crazy

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

they suck defensively. that's as good as it gets. they played great. they can't just become a different player over night.

We don't have anyone who can defend Luka at all. Maybe Cody, but he isn't playing.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I almost think it's less important Ace becomes a star and more Ace becomes elite defensively. If he's just a really good off-ball scorer but can defend the other teams best player, I'm very pleased. Keyonte is our star.

 

[JazzFever]

Why not both? Given my druthers, however, I’d prefer the longer player blow up into an all-star..,

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Walker isn't stopping Luke Doncic from doing anything

No but he can make an offense less efficient to some degree

Lmao if Gilbert Arenas saw that he would go crazy

Just curious, why?

We don't have anyone who can defend Luka at all. Maybe Cody, but he isn't playing.

A future stronger Ace? Also I find it odd that Cody coming off his best game in ages didn’t play last night.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Felt like Brice found his shot last night. Hopefully he builds off of last nights shooting performance.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No but he can make an offense less efficient to some degree

Just curious, why?

A future stronger Ace? Also I find it odd that Cody coming off his best game in ages didn’t play last night.

Gilbert thinks the NBA is going to rig lottery to get AJ to Utah

 

[KqWIN]

I almost think it's less important Ace becomes a star and more Ace becomes elite defensively. If he's just a really good off-ball scorer but can defend the other teams best player, I'm very pleased. Keyonte is our star.

Said something similar about his game before the draft. He’s kind of like McDaniels in the sense that he was a bucket getter in college, but in the NBA his real role is as a defender and maybe the offense stuff materializes later in his career.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Gilbert thinks the NBA is going to rig lottery to get AJ to Utah

I have a theory that if the nba is or has rigged the lotto in the past that they will let Utah keep its pick as

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I have a theory that if the nba is or has rigged the lotto in the past that they will let Utah keep its pick as

Yes we made an entire thread about that