After missing two games with a back injury, former Ute Kyle Kuzma is back in the lineup for the Lakers just before they come to Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz.

Former Ute Kyle Kuzma is having to step up for the injured LeBron James to keep the Lakers in the playoff picture. 

Kyle Kuzma is shaping up to be the second best player on the Lakers behind LeBron James. Kuzma stepped up for the future Hall-of-Famer on Christmas Day.

Former Weber State legend and current Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made a splash with his entrance to the Christmas Day contest against the Utah Jazz.

Delon Wright made his first start of the 2018-19 season and just his sixth start of his career for the Toronto Raptors.

Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers in scoring in two of their four games and dropped 20 points or more in all three games.

Former Utah big man Jakob Poeltl is getting more minutes as the season has gone and he is showing that he deserves it. He scored a career-high 20 points in Salt Lake City against the Jazz.

Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points or more in back-to-back games as the Los Angeles Lakers start collecting wins.

Damian Lillard has led the Portland Trail Blazers to the top of the Western Conference with a 12-5 record and had a couple of great performances during the fifth week of the season.

Kyle Kuzma continues to contribute heavily alongside LeBron James as the Lakers have won three straight games.