That left the Lakers with two rotation-worthy traditional big men entering Wednesday: Jaxson Hayes and Alex Len, the latter of whom was signed on the buyout market the day before. Hayes left the game Wednesday with a facial contusion after playing seven minutes. Len posted four points on 2-of-5 shooting with seven rebounds in 23 minutes.

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a costly 119-131 loss to the Utah Jazz in Luka Doncic's second game for the franchise. The team couldn't replicate the small-ball brilliance that helped them win their last six games in a row,