The Utah Jazz (18-16, 11-5 Home), the NBA’s top scoring team, play host to the Washington Wizards (12-20, 4-13 Away) on Thursday. Washington narrowly defeated the Phoenix Suns 113-110 at Footprint Center on Tuesday. Kyle Kuzma was a top performer with 29 points and six assists. The Wizards are 12th in the Eastern Conference.
Utah got the win on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena, beating the Detroit Pistons 126-111. Lauri Markkanen had 38 points to lead the team. The Jazz are the ninth seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season.
Washington will be aiming for a season sweep against Utah after taking the only previous matchup 121-112 at Capital One Arena on November 12. Kristaps Porzingis led the Wizards with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson had 18 points in the losing effort.
The Wizards have been led this season by Porzingis and Kuzma, who are averaging 22.4 and 21.5 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Porzingis is No. 1 and Kuzma is first. Porzingis also has grabbed 8.9 rebounds per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Monte Morris is dishing 5.1 assists per game. Markkanen (22.8 ppg) and Clarkson (20.1) have been the primary providers for the Jazz on offense. Markkanen leads the NBA in scoring, while Clarkson is first.
Clarkson also has recorded 4.5 assists per game, most in the league. Jarred Vanderbilt has averaged 8.2 rebounds per game. With 116.9 points per game, the Jazz are the top scoring offense in the league. The Wizards have come up short more often than not in recent visits to Vivint Arena, losing seven of the last 10.
Washington is 1-9 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -6.6 (111.5-118.1). Utah has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 117.6 points per game on average while scoring only 116.7 (-0.9 margin).
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Will Barton: 21.0 | 14.2 | +6.8
Rebounds per game:
Deni Avdija: 7.2 | 5.5 | +1.7
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Walker Kessler: 18.6 | 13.4 | +5.2
Talen Horton-Tucker: 6.0 | 11.8 | -5.8
Points per game:
Mike Conley: 5.8 | 9.6 | -3.8
Rebounds per game:
Walker Kessler: 8.4 | 6.1 | +2.3
Assists per game:
Jordan Clarkson: 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz -6.5 (-115)
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