Utah Jazz (22-22, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-18, fifth in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz visit Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.
The Pelicans are 17-16 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 116.7 points while shooting 48.6% from the field.
The Jazz are 12-17 in conference games. Utah ranks seventh in the NBA scoring 53.6 points per game in the paint led by Markkanen averaging 8.7.
The Pelicans are shooting 48.6% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 47.5% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz average 5.0 more points per game (117.3) than the Pelicans allow (112.3).
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Pelicans won 112-105 in the last matchup on Dec. 29. Ingram led the Pelicans with 26 points, and Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ingram is scoring 21.8 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum is averaging 16.6 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games for New Orleans.
Markkanen is averaging 24 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Jazz. Sexton is averaging 23.7 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 6-4, averaging 119.0 points, 44.3 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points per game.
Jazz: 7-3, averaging 129.1 points, 48.6 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.4 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Matt Ryan: out (calf).
Jazz: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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