The Lakers blowout Utah, the good habits the team needs to continue in tonight's game

Despite a rough start of the season with some palpable mistakes and foreign circumstances like having several players out due to injuries, the team has been able to bounce back and get back on their feet.

Some of the early problems like being terrible at rebounds, having some of the worst first quarters in NBA history, and awful 3-point shooting are starting to be part of the past.

Against Utah Jazz, the Lakers were able to change those things, as they got a great start by bringing the energy and aggressiveness since the start of the match.

Anthony Davis and the team have understood that their rebounding performances, as they are starting to build good habits. While not perfect, their 3-point shooting has significantly improved as they shot a 37.9% efficacy.

The Lakers were able to stop former LA star Jordan Clarkson

The former Lakers star Jordan Clarkson had a bad performance thanks to the Lakers' great defensive game, as he came from having 5 great performances scoring 23+ PPG. Now, the Lakers need to repeat that performance against the Dallas Mavericks in tonight's second leg of the back-to-back.