New Orleans Pelicans (9-8, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (5-11, 12th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New Orleans Pelicans visit John Collins and the Utah Jazz in Western Conference action Monday.
The Jazz are 5-8 against Western Conference opponents. Utah gives up 121.1 points and has been outscored by 6.8 points per game.
The Pelicans are 7-7 in Western Conference play. New Orleans is eighth in the Western Conference with 25.9 assists per game led by Brandon Ingram averaging 5.1.
The Jazz are shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 46.0% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 11.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Jazz give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Jazz won 105-100 in the last meeting on Nov. 26. Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 16 points, and Ingram led the Pelicans with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Collins is averaging 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Jazz. Sexton is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
Jonas Valanciunas is scoring 13.1 points per game and averaging 8.7 rebounds for the Pelicans. Jordan Hawkins is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New Orleans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 114.2 points, 46.4 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 6.3 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points per game.
Pelicans: 5-5, averaging 115.4 points, 45.9 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.9 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: out (illness), Lauri Markkanen: out (hamstring).
Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: out (knee), CJ McCollum: out (lung), Matt Ryan: out (calf), Zion Williamson: out (rest).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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