Utah Jazz (12-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (25-25, 10th in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah hits the road against Phoenix looking to stop its six-game road losing streak.
The Suns are 16-14 in Western Conference games. Phoenix has a 14-17 record against teams over .500.
The Jazz are 4-28 in Western Conference play. Utah averages 16.7 turnovers per game and is 2-3 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
The Suns are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, the same percentage the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than the Suns allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Booker is shooting 45.0% and averaging 26.0 points for the Suns. Kevin Durant is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Walker Kessler is averaging 11 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks for the Jazz. Keyonte George is averaging 17.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 5-5, averaging 113.4 points, 42.3 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points per game.
Jazz: 2-8, averaging 114.0 points, 46.2 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.3 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Kevin Durant: day to day (ankle).
Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: day to day (back), Cody Williams: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Collin Sexton: out (ankle), Jalen Hood-Schifino: day to day (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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