Buha: I don’t understand what’s going on with Smart’s playing time. Redick favors Vincent a little bit.

November 24th: The Lakers defeated the Jazz 108-106 in an away game and ushered in their fourth consecutive victory. After the game, Lakers team reporter Buha talked about Smart's playing time on his podcast.

Buha said: "Redick made some interesting decisions. He used Kleber instead of Hayes in the closing stage of the game. I think it should be based on the performance of the two players, but he used Gabe Vincent in the closing stage instead of Smart and Hachimura. Some kind of preference, I don't understand what's going on with Smart's playing time. He only played 17 minutes. I don't quite understand the reason. Vincent did have some good defensive periods, but he shouldn't be used in the closing stages. He did hit a three-pointer at the end, but then made a mistake in the next round. I just don't understand this decision."

In this campaign, Smart played 17 minutes and 27 seconds, made 2 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 6 points and 1 block.