Lakers Rally vs. Jazz + Raiders Cut Tyvon Branch

To tank or not to tank? That is the question. The Lakers chose to discontinue tanking and tack on a winning streak is such a long while. Jordan Clarkson was the Lakers' top performer, scoring 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists as the 2nd round Fil-Am rookie helped the Lakers pull one away in Utah 100-97. Wayne Ellington added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Carlos Boozer added 14 points against his former team. Jordan Hill was the leading scorer off the bench with 16 points and Ed Davis recorded a near double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds.

Final Score: @ Utah 100-97 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20150225/LALUTA/gameinfo.html?ls=slt

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Next Game: vs. Milwaukee (02/27)

Onto Raider news, just today the Raiders cut Strong Safety Tyvon Branch from the team. Overall, it's a loss, but it's understandable. Ever since he was franchised back in 2012, he just couldn't stay healthy on the field. He was placed on IR after Week 2 against the Jaguars two seasons ago and then last season, placed on IR again. Tough break for him after having a decent tenure with the Raiders. This gives Raiders more options in the offseason. Either they go after a free agent, draft a Strong Safety, maybe trade down and get Landon Collins or stay with the 4th pick and go after a Safety later in the draft, or re-sign Brandian Ross, continue to develop him and start a new project on last year's 7th rounder, Jonathan Dowling, who in my opinion, has some Kam Chancellor potential in him (same height, just needs to bulk up a little weight). Well, thank you Branch for giving your all 6 years in the Silver and Black and Raider Nation wishes you luck in your future.

Full article: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000474424/article/oakland-raiders-to-release-tyvon-branch