The Los Angeles Lakers had a productive week, winning three straight games before having their momentum halted in Saturday night's 96-87 loss to the Utah Jazz. The loss prevented the Lakers from moving into the top half of the standings in the Western Conference, instead dropping them into a tie for sixth place in a tightly-packed West with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Los Angeles Clippers continued their stellar play and sit atop the Pacific Division and hold the second seed in the West.
| Western Conference Standings | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Pct | GB | Streak |
| 1 | Oklahoma City* | 18-5 | .783 | ---- | lost 1 |
| 2 | LA Clippers* | 14-7 | .667 | 3 | won 1 |
| 3 | San Antonio | 16-9 | .640 | 3 | won 4 |
| 4 | Denver | 15-9 | .625 | 3½ | lost 2 |
| 5 | Utah | 13-9 | .591 | 4½ | won 1 |
| 6 | LA Lakers | 14-10 | .583 | 4½ | lost 1 |
| 6 | Portland | 14-10 | .583 | 4½ | won 1 |
| 8 | Dallas | 14-11 | .560 | 5 | lost 3 |
| 9 | Houston* | 13-11 | .542 | 5½ | lost 1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 12-11 | .522 | 6 | lost 1 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 12-12 | .500 | 6½ | won 2 |
| 12 | Phoenix | 9-14 | .391 | 9 | won 1 |
| 13 | Golden State | 8-13 | .381 | 9 | lost 1 |
| 14 | Sacramento | 8-15 | .348 | 10 | won 2 |
| 15 | New Orleans | 4-20 | .167 | 14½ | lost 5 |
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*Division leader; through games of February 4 |
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The Lakers continue their road trip Monday night in Philadelphia.
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