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A pair of teams from the Western Conference take the floor in the Valley of the Sun looking to pick up a victory on Thanksgiving weekend. The Utah Jazz are on the road as they make the trip to face the Phoenix Suns Saturday night. Utah was in action against Golden State Friday night on the road in the front half of a back-to-back set that concludes here. The Jazz were beaten 125-116 at home by Detroit Wednesday night in their previous contest, losing outright as an 11.5-point favorite. Phoenix was at home against Detroit Friday night in the front half of their back-to-back set. The Suns knocked off the Lakers 115-105, covering the 9.5-point spread in the process. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Suns own a 99-95 advantage but the Jazz took a 134-133 home win in the first meeting this season on November 18.
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Utah was on the road against Golden State Friday night so this marks the second game of a back-to-back situation and their third game in four nights around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Jazz entered Friday losers of two straight and were 12-8 on the season, leaving them tied with Denver for the top spot in the Northwest Division standings. Utah was 6-6 on the road this season entering Friday’s action. They had been outscored by 0.6 points per game (114.2 ppg for, 114.8 ppg against) in those situations. The Jazz are 3-2 in the second game of back-to-back situations with a +3.2-ppg scoring margin (117.4 ppg for, 114.2 ppg against) this season. Utah is 11-4 against Western Conference teams and they outscore their opponents by 4.8 points per game (119 ppg for, 114.2 ppg against) this season.
The Jazz comes into this contest 4th in the league in scoring offense with 117.4 points per gam e this season. Utah is 13th in rebounding by pulling down 44.2 boards per night while standing 7th by dishing out 27.7 assists a night. The Jazz are 23rd in the league in scoring defense as they allow 115.1 points per contest. Lauri Markkanen leads the Jazz as he puts up 22 points plus 8.5 rebounds per contest. Jordan Clarkson (19.3 points, 4.5 assists), Kelly Olynyk (12.4 points), Collin Sexton (13.1 points), Mike Conley (10.2 points, 7.9 assists) and Malik Beasley (14.4 points) are capable scoring options. Jarred Vanderbilt, Rudy Gay, Walker Kessler, Talen Horton-Tucker, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Ochai Agbaji are important pieces for coach Will Hardy. Utah is shooting 47% from the field, which is 13th in the league in field goal percentage. The Jazz knock down an average of 14.8 triples per game, which is 4th in the league, and stand 8th in three-point field goal percentage by knocking down 37.4% of their attempt s from beyond the arc.
Conley (knee) is expected to return in early December after getting injured against Portland November 19. Gay (finger) is expected to be re-evaluated next week: he hasn’t played since November 13.
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