This Sunday, the (31-33) Utah Jazz will travel to Oklahoma City, OK to take on the (29-34) Oklahoma City Thunder. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Paycom Center. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Thunder took down the Jazz on Friday night, 130-103.
The Jazz is coming into this one after falling to this same OKC Thunder team. They struggled on both ends of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Thunder on the road.
The Thunder are entering this matchup after destroying the Jazz on Friday night. They looked incredible on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay hot if they want to pick up another win at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Utah Jazz are currently in ninth place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 14 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 117 points per game and they have shot 47.2% from the floor. This is the seventh most points scored per contest and the 16th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Jazz have the eighth-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Lauri Markkanen continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 25.2 points per game on 51.1% shooting from the floor. Utah has also shown that they are more successful when they are attacking the basket. They have only shot 35.9% from deep, which is the 17th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Utah Jazz has also shot 78.7% at the charity stripe, which is the 14th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, t he Jazz is surrendering 117 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 22nd most points given up per game and the 18th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Jazz have the 25th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They've struggled to defend shots in the paint, but their perimeter defense has been better at times. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 35.8% from behind the arc, which is the 15th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Utah Jazz has also snatched 45.2 rebounds per game, which is the sixth most in the league.
Injury Report: Jordan Clarkson PG (Thumb) is questionable. Collin Sexton PG (Hamstring) and Micah Potter C (Elbow) are out.
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