A pair of teams from the Western Conference take the floor in search of a victory to improve their playoff positioning in Bluff City. The Utah Jazz are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night. Utah comes in off a 123-117 road win over Indiana Monday night, covering the line as a one-point favorite, in their previous game. Memphis was dumped 119-109 on the road by Boston in their previous game Sunday afternoon, failing to cover the line as a three-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Jazz own a 65-36 advantage and have taken two of three meetings this season. The most recent meeting went to Memphis however, as they prevailed 123-118 at home on January 8.
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Utah won for just the second time in their last six games as they outlasted Indiana on the road Monday night. The Jazz entered Tuesday 29-30 on the year and stood tied for third in the Northwest Division, 11.5 games behind the Nuggets for the top spot. They held the final spot in the play-in tournament, were two games behind the Clippers for the final guaranteed playoff spot and were percentage points ahead of Portland to remain in the play-in tournament. Against Indiana, Utah trailed by six after the opening quarter, rallied to lead by two at the half and held a one-point edge after three quarters. After giving up the first bucket of the fourth to trail 90-89, the Jazz used a 19-6 run to go up 108-96 with 5:25 to play and led the rest of the way. Utah shot 50.6% from the field, including 15 of 33 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 46-32. Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen (11 rebounds) each had 29 points to lead the Jaz z in the win.
The Jazz comes into this contest 3rd in the league in scoring offense with 117.7 points per game this season. Utah is 8th in rebounding by pulling down 44.4 boards per night while standing 10th by dishing out 25.8 assists a night. The Jazz are 24th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 117.2 points per contest. Lauri Markkanen leads the Jazz as he puts up 24.9 points plus 8.6 rebounds per contest. Jordan Clarkson (21.1 points, 4.2 assists), Kelly Olynyk (11.8 points) and Collin Sexton (14.6 points) are capable scoring options. Rudy Gay, Walker Kessler, Talen Horton-Tucker, Simone Fontecchio, Udoka Azubuike and Ochai Agbaji are important pieces for coach Will Hardy. Utah is shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 14th in the league in field goal percentage. The Jazz knock down an average of 14.1 triples per game, which is 5th in the league, and stand 13th in three-point field goal percentage by knocking down 36.3% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
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