No one would argue that as of right now the Los Angeles Lakers are by far the best team in the Western conference if not the entire NBA.

Although the Lakers seem not to be challenged in their conference, there are a few teams that might give them a run for their money as they season gets closer to playoff time.

One of these teams is the Utah Jazz who have seemed to come out of nowhere. The Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs have been playing great basketball all season long, but the Jazz may have passed up both of them.

Injuries plagued the Jazz in the beginning of the season with Carlos Boozer being out a considerable amount of time, but a star emerged with Paul Milsap and picking up the slack for the injured superstar forward alongside point guard phenom Deron Williams.

The Lakers seem like a forgone conclusion for the Western conference title, but the Jazz could be threatening to dethrowne the champs.