Portland takes on Utah, looks to end 3-game skid

Mon, Nov 13, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Portland Trail Blazers (3-6, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (3-7, 14th in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Portland is looking to break its three-game losing streak with a win over Utah.

Utah went 37-45 overall, 6-10 in Northwest Division play and 23-18 at home a season ago. The Jazz averaged 6.1 steals, 5.2 blocks and 14.9 turnovers per game last season.

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Portland finished 33-49 overall and 23-29 in Western Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Trail Blazers averaged 6.7 steals, 4.6 blocks and 13.7 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Jazz: Walker Kessler: out (elbow).

Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (ankle), Ish Wainright: day to day (calf), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Anfernee Simons: out (thumb), Malcolm Brogdon: out (hamstring).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.