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12/04 01:02 CST Utah faces Brooklyn on 4-game road slide
Utah faces Brooklyn on 4-game road slide
By The Associated Press
Utah Jazz (7-13, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (5-16, 13th
in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jazz -4.5; over/under is 231.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah travels to Brooklyn looking to end its four-game road skid.
The Nets are 1-9 on their home court. Brooklyn is at the bottom of the Eastern
Conference scoring 40.3 points per game in the paint.
The Jazz are 1-7 in road games. Utah is ninth in the Western Conference scoring
49.2 points per game in the paint led by Lauri Markkanen averaging 11.2.
The Nets score 109.0 points per game, 16.4 fewer points than the 125.4 the Jazz
give up. The Jazz average 118.5 points per game, 0.8 more than the 117.7 the
Nets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 25.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and
3.2 assists for the Nets. Noah Clowney is averaging 20.0 points over the last
10 games.
Markkanen is averaging 28 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Jazz. Ace Bailey is
averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 107.9 points, 39.9 rebounds, 26.0 assists,
7.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 109.8 points per game.
Jazz: 4-6, averaging 124.7 points, 44.3 rebounds, 32.5 assists, 8.5 steals and
4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 130.6 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Haywood Highsmith: out (knee), Terance Mann: out (ribs), Cam
Thomas: out (hamstring).
Jazz: Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (rib), Georges Niang: out (foot), Kevin Love:
day to day (rest), Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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