Portland Trail Blazers (24-33, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (14-42, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland hits the road against Utah looking to stop its three-game road skid.
The Jazz are 6-33 in conference play. Utah is sixth in the league with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Walker Kessler averaging 4.6 offensive boards.
The Trail Blazers have gone 14-28 against Western Conference opponents. Portland averages 15.2 turnovers per game and is 14-9 when winning the turnover battle.
The Jazz average 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Trail Blazers allow. The Trail Blazers' 45.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than the Jazz have given up to their opponents (47.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Kessler is scoring 11.2 points per game with 12.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Jazz. Keyonte George is averaging 18.7 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 45.0% over the last 10 games.
Deni Avdija is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 4-6, averaging 118.3 points, 49.5 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.0 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 6-4, averaging 116.6 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.8 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: John Collins: day to day (back), Jordan Clarkson: day to day (plantar), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Collin Sexton: out (ankle).
Trail Blazers: Deandre Ayton: out (calf), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Robert Williams III: day to day (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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