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 |
*Division leader; through games of February 4 |
The Lakers continue their road trip Monday night in Philadelphia.
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