Oklahoma City Thunder (66-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (17-63, 15th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Jazz took down the Portland Trail Blazers 133-126 in overtime.
The Jazz have gone 3-11 against division opponents. Utah has an 8-40 record against opponents above .500.
The Thunder are 37-13 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City ranks fourth in the Western Conference shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.
The Jazz are shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 43.8% the Thunder allow to opponents. The Thunder average 120.3 points per game, 0.7 fewer than the 121.0 the Jazz give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Walker Kessler is scoring 11.1 points per game with 12.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 18.3 points and 1.5 rebounds while shooting 51.1% over the last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Luguentz Dort is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 1-9, averaging 108.6 points, 41.3 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 129.7 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 121.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Walker Kessler: day to day (concussion), Lauri Markkanen: out (knee), Isaiah Collier: day to day (groin), KJ Martin: day to day (illness), John Collins: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Elijah Harkless: day to day (groin), Jordan Clarkson: out for season (foot), Cody Williams: out for season (illness).
Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (achilles), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Luguentz Dort: day to day (patellofemoral), Alex Ducas: day to day (quadriceps), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: day to day (shin), Ajay Mitchell: day to day (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Oklahoma City Thunder (66-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (17-63, 15th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Jazz took down the Portland Trail Blazers 133-126 in overtime.
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The Jazz have gone 3-11 against division opponents. Utah has an 8-40 record against opponents above .500.
The Thunder are 37-13 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City ranks fourth in the Western Conference shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.
The Jazz are shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 43.8% the Thunder allow to opponents. The Thunder average 120.3 points per game, 0.7 fewer than the 121.0 the Jazz give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Walker Kessler is scoring 11.1 points per game with 12.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 18.3 points and 1.5 rebounds while shooting 51.1% over the last 10 games.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Luguentz Dort is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 1-9, averaging 108.6 points, 41.3 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 129.7 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 121.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Walker Kessler: day to day (concussion), Lauri Markkanen: out (knee), Isaiah Collier: day to day (groin), KJ Martin: day to day (illness), John Collins: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Elijah Harkless: day to day (groin), Jordan Clarkson: out for season (foot), Cody Williams: out for season (illness).
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Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (achilles), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Luguentz Dort: day to day (patellofemoral), Alex Ducas: day to day (quadriceps), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: day to day (shin), Ajay Mitchell: day to day (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
