New Orleans Pelicans (16-44, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-44, 15th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans take on Walker Kessler and the Utah Jazz in Western Conference action.
The Jazz are 7-35 against Western Conference opponents. Utah allows 119.3 points and has been outscored by 7.0 points per game.
The Pelicans are 10-28 against conference opponents. New Orleans ranks sixth in the league scoring 17.1 fast break points per game. Murphy leads the Pelicans averaging 4.4.
The Jazz's 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 14.7 per game the Pelicans give up. The Jazz average 110.7 points per game, 8.6 fewer points than the 119.3 the Jazz give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kessler is averaging 11.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks for the Jazz. Keyonte George is averaging 17 points and 6.6 assists over the last 10 games.
Murphy is scoring 21.8 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 115.8 points, 47.4 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.9 points per game.
Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 114.7 points, 46.5 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.7 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: day to day (foot), Lauri Markkanen: day to day (back), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: day to day (ankle), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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