Utah Jazz vs LA Lakers Starting Lineups Tonight (Nov 18) | 2025-26 NBA Season

The Utah Jazz will take on the LA Lakers for the first time in the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday. The visiting squad is struggling to remain relevant in the Western Conference, while the home team is right in the thick of things.

The Jazz and the Lakers have met 203 times in the regular season. Utah has claimed victory 83 times while LA has won 120 times.

Here are the starting lineups for these two teams.

Utah Jazz vs LA Lakers Starting Lineups Tonight

Utah Jazz starting lineup

The Jazz will field the same starting lineup they've had for the past four games. Keyonte George, who has been building a case as the Most Improved Player, will partner top draft pick Ace Bailey in the backcourt. All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen will anchor the frontcourt along with Jusuf Nurkic and Svi Mykhailiuk.

The Jazz have won two of their last three games. Last Tuesday, Utah overcame the Indiana Pacers 152-128. Then, this past Sunday, the Jazz prevailed over the Chicago Bulls 150-147.

PG	Keyonte George	Isaiah Collier	Walter Clayton Jr.
SG	Ace Bailey	Cody Williams	Elijah Harkless
SF	Svi Mykhailiuk	Kyle Anderson	Brice Sensabaugh
PF	Lauri Markkanen	Taylor Hendricks
C	Jusuf Nurkic	Kevin Love

LA Lakers starting lineup

Lakers fans are taking a keen interest in Tuesday's matchup as LeBron James could make his much-awaited season debut. For the first time in the 2025-26 campaign, head coach JJ Redick could start James alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, and newly acquired center Deandre Ayton.

The Lakers have won three of their last four games. This past Saturday, they defeated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks by a 119-95 score.

PG	Luka Doncic	Gabe Vincent	Nick Smith Jr.
SG	Austin Reaves	Marcus Smart	Bronny James
SF	Rui Hachimura	Dalton Knecht	Adou Thiero
PF	LeBron James	Jake LaRavia	Jarred Vanderbilt
C	Deandre Ayton	Maxi Kleber	Jaxson Hayes

Utah Jazz vs LA Lakers Injury Reports

Georges Niang (foot) and Walker Kessler (shoulder) are confirmed to be out for the Jazz. Utah's frontcourt could be further compromised, as Kyle Filipowski has been listed as questionable due to wrist issues. Taylor Hendricks (hamstring) and Kyle Anderson (back) are also questionable.

Aside from James being upgraded to questionable after his week-long battle with sciatica, Gabe Vincent (ankle) has also been ruled questionable for the Lakers.