Utah Jazz (26-26, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (30-21, sixth in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts Utah aiming to continue its four-game home winning streak.
The Suns are 17-14 in conference matchups. Phoenix averages 14.0 turnovers per game and is 13-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Jazz are 13-18 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is the Western Conference leader with 46.6 rebounds per game led by Lauri Markkanen averaging 8.6.
The Suns are shooting 49.8% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 47.9% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz are shooting 47.2% from the field, 0.4% higher than the 46.8% the Suns' opponents have shot this season.
The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Suns won the last meeting 140-137 in overtime on Nov. 20. Kevin Durant scored 39 points to help lead the Suns to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Durant is scoring 28.3 points per game with 6.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Suns. Devin Booker is averaging 30.8 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 54.1% over the past 10 games for Phoenix.
Markkanen is scoring 23.8 points per game with 8.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 19.9 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 45.9% over the last 10 games for Utah.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 7-3, averaging 122.1 points, 42.7 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 55.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.0 points per game.
Jazz: 4-6, averaging 122.4 points, 46.6 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 4.8 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.1 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Damion Lee: out (knee).
Jazz: Ochai Agbaji: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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