Washington Wizards (12-20, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (18-16, eighth in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kristaps Porzingis and the Washington Wizards visit Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz in non-conference play.
The Jazz are 11-5 on their home court. Utah is third in the Western Conference scoring 116.9 points while shooting 47.4% from the field.
The Wizards have gone 4-13 away from home. Washington averages 13.1 turnovers per game and is 6-5 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Wizards defeated the Jazz 121-112 in their last matchup on Nov. 12. Porzingis led the Wizards with 31 points, and Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markkanen is shooting 53.4% and averaging 22.8 points for the Jazz. Malik Beasley is averaging 3.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah.
Kyle Kuzma averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Wizards, scoring 21.5 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Porzingis is shooting 47.4% and averaging 21.9 points over the past 10 games for Washington.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 5-5, averaging 116.7 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.6 points per game.
Wizards: 1-9, averaging 111.5 points, 42.5 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.1 points.
INJURIES:
Wizards: Delon Wright: out (hamstring), Kristaps Porzingis: out (illness), Rui Hachimura: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
