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03/24 01:02 CDT Washington faces Utah, aims to stop 16-game skid
Washington faces Utah, aims to stop 16-game skid
By The Associated Press
Washington Wizards (16-55, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz
(21-51, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup with Utah after losing 16 in a
row.
The Jazz have gone 13-24 in home games. Utah ranks second in the Western
Conference with 16.6 fast break points per game led by Lauri Markkanen
averaging 3.3.
The Wizards are 5-29 in road games. Washington is 9-10 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.3 turnovers per game.
The Jazz score 117.4 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 124.1 the
Wizards give up. The Wizards' 46.1% shooting percentage from the field this
season is 2.9 percentage points lower than the Jazz have allowed to their
opponents (49.0%).
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Jazz won the last
meeting 122-112 on March 6, with Ace Bailey scoring 32 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Filipowski is averaging 10.5 points and 6.9 rebounds for
the Jazz. Brice Sensabaugh is averaging 19.9 points over the last 10 games.
Alex Sarr is averaging 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and two blocks for the
Wizards. Will Riley is averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 116.4 points, 43.3 rebounds, 27.7 assists,
9.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 122.7 points per game.
Wizards: 0-10, averaging 114.3 points, 37.4 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 6.9 steals
and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 130.6 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: out (hip), Isaiah Collier: out (hamstring),
Keyonte George: out (leg), Cody Williams: out (shoulder), Walker Kessler: out
for season (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic: out for season (nose), Jaren Jackson Jr.:
out for season (knee).
Wizards: Anthony Davis: out (finger), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (back), Cam
Whitmore: out for season (shoulder), Alex Sarr: day to day (toe), Tre Johnson:
day to day (foot), Kyshawn George: out (elbow), D'Angelo Russell: out (not
injury related), Trae Young: out (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
