The Utah Jazz visit the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome on Thursday, January 1, with tip-off at 10:30 p.m. ET. Utah enters the game with a 12-20 record and a one-game losing streak following a 119-129 loss to Boston.
Los Angeles holds an 11-21 record but is riding a five-game winning streak, including a 131-90 victory over Sacramento on December 30. Utah won the first meeting 129-108 on October 22.
Utah faces a significant injury list. Ace Bailey, Walker Kessler, Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Love, and Georges Niang are all out, while Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are questionable. John Tonje and Elijah Harkless are also sidelined on two-way contracts.
The Clippers are without Bradley Beal, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Chris Paul, and Ivica Zubac, leaving Los Angeles without several key contributors.
Markkanen leads the Jazz with 27.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, supported by George’s 24.6 points and 6.8 assists.
Los Angeles depends on Kawhi Leonard’s 27.8 points and 6.5 rebounds, along with James Harden’s 26.1 points and 7.9 assists. John Collins adds 12.5 points, and Kris Dunn contributes 8.3 points and 1.6 steals per contest.
