It figures to be a shootout when the Utah Jazz (13-11, 7-3 Home) welcome the Indiana Pacers (12-9, 5-5 Away) on Friday. Indiana was outplayed by the Sacramento Kings 137-114 at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Jalen Smith was a top performer in the losing effort with 22 points. The Pacers are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Utah got the win on Wednesday at Vivint Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 125-112. Jordan Clarkson had 33 points, leading the team. The Jazz are seventh in the Western Conference. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Indiana won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 125-113 triumph at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on January 8. Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers with 42 points. Donovan Mitchell had 36 points and nine assists in the loss. The Pacers have been led this season by Tyrese Haliburton (19.3 ppg), Bennedict Mathurin (19.2), and Buddy Hield (17.1).
Haliburton leads the NBA in scoring. Haliburton also has dished 11.2 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Myles Turner is grabbing 8.3 rebounds per game.Lauri Markkanen (22.2 ppg) and Clarkson (19.5) have supplied much of the Jazz’s offense. Markkanen leads the NBA in scoring, while Clarkson is first.
Markkanen also has collected 8.5 rebounds per game, most in the league. Mike Conley has recorded 7.9 assists per game.The Jazz and the Pacers are averaging 117.0 and 115.6 points per game, respectively, two of the top scoring teams in the NBA.The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Vivint Arena (5-5).
Indiana is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.7 (113.8-112.1). Utah has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 118.3 points per game on average while scoring only 115.3 (-3.0 margin).
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
T.J. McConnell: 16.4 | 12.5 | +4.0
Isaiah Jackson: 8.0 | 12.9 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Smith: 5.2 | 7.2 | -2.0
Assists per game:
T.J. McConnell: 5.6 | 4.5 | +1.2
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Collin Sexton: 27.4 | 19.4 | +8.0
Talen Horton-Tucker: 6.3 | 12.2 | -5.9
Points per game:
Collin Sexton: 17.6 | 13.9 | +3.7
Assists per game:
Jordan Clarkson: 6.2 | 4.9 | +1.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz (-185)
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