New York Knicks (9-6, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (3-12, 15th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah enters the matchup against New York after losing four straight games.
The Jazz are 1-5 in home games. Utah gives up 119.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.6 points per game.
The Knicks are 4-4 on the road. New York is sixth in the Eastern Conference allowing just 111.9 points while holding opponents to 47.1% shooting.
The Jazz are shooting 44.5% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 47.1% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks are shooting 50.5% from the field, 2.1% higher than the 48.4% the Jazz's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Collins is averaging 17.6 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Jazz.
Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 26.8 points and 12.2 rebounds for the Knicks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 113.4 points, 41.6 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.8 points per game.
Knicks: 6-4, averaging 119.4 points, 42.8 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: day to day (foot), Walker Kessler: day to day (hip), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Miles McBride: day to day (knee), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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