Utah Jazz (16-61, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (45-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to end its 18-game road losing streak when the Jazz play Indiana.
The Pacers are 26-11 on their home court. Indiana is 5-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Jazz are 7-31 in road games. Utah averages 16.6 turnovers per game and is 3-7 when winning the turnover battle.
The Pacers average 13.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Jazz allow (14.8). The Jazz average 111.4 points per game, 3.8 fewer than the 115.2 the Pacers give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is scoring 18.7 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 9.2 assists for the Pacers. Obi Toppin is averaging 14.8 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 58.5% over the last 10 games.
Walker Kessler is scoring 11.1 points per game with 12.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 15.4 points and 1.4 rebounds while shooting 53.5% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 122.1 points, 44.0 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.1 points per game.
Jazz: 1-9, averaging 103.4 points, 40.7 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.5 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Tony Bradley: day to day (illness), Bennedict Mathurin: day to day (calf).
Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: day to day (knee), John Collins: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Jordan Clarkson: out for season (foot), Cody Williams: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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