Denver Nuggets (17-13, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (7-23, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah heads into the matchup against Denver after losing three straight games.
The Jazz are 3-20 in Western Conference games. Utah is eighth in the NBA with 44.9 rebounds led by Walker Kessler averaging 10.9.
The Nuggets are 3-3 against the rest of their division. Denver averages 120.1 points and has outscored opponents by 2.7 points per game.
The Jazz's 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 14.0 per game the Nuggets allow. The Nuggets are shooting 50.0% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 48.1% the Jazz's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is averaging 19.7 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Jazz.
Jamal Murray is scoring 19.8 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Nuggets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 115.2 points, 45.6 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.4 points per game.
Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 124.6 points, 45.6 rebounds, 33.0 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 53.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: John Collins: day to day (hip), Keyonte George: day to day (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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