The Lakers have fourteen games coming over the next 26 days, including a number of battles against formidable opponents.

Friday night's game against the Jazz will only be their second game in eight days, but they'll face the Hornets, Cavaliers, Magic, Rockets, and Spurs in the coming days.

"We have a deep-enough team that we can go through stretches like that without struggling physically," Pau Gasol said. "It's just a matter of playing and coming out hard every game so we can maybe get a rest in the fourth quarters when we're supposed to."