Lakers Beat Utah on Sunday, Clinch 7th Seed, Will Face Timberwolves In the Play-In Game

The Lakers completed their fairly remarkable run post-trade deadline on Sunday with a 128-117 win over the Utah Jazz, clinching the seven-seed in the Western Conference and the opportunity to host the play-in game Tuesday night vs. Minnesota. It's the culmination of a huge push that was absolutely not at all guaranteed, even with an improved roster, especially given all the injuries to significant players the team suffered.

So now, it's one win to get into the main draw, then what could be a wildly entertaining matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.

LeBron James, who hasn't been good over the last week, was fantastic on Sunday (especially from the perimeter, where he was 8-14 from downtown), which was quite comforting to see. The Lakers also received timely shooting D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves, with a little Malik Beasley sprinkled in. Jarred Vanderbilt took advantage of total apathy from the Jazz, who spent a lot more time focused on other weapons.

But they weren't exactly sharp, so is that a concern heading into Tuesday's game? What accounts for what we're seeing?

And what should people expect from the Wolves? That's a group that had, to say the least, an interesting Easter Sunday.

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers clinch the 7-seed on Sunday, behind a great game from LeBron James. They'll face Minnesota in the play-in on Tuesday.

SEGMENT 2: The Lakers weren't exactly sharp, and haven't been for the last few games. Why?

SEGMENT 3: Looking ahead at the Minnesota game.

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