Milwaukee plays Utah on 5-game win streak
Milwaukee Bucks (25-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-33, 15th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will attempt to keep its five-game win streak intact when the Bucks take on Utah.
The Jazz are 3-15 on their home court. Utah is 2-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 17.1 turnovers per game.
The Bucks have gone 8-10 away from home. Milwaukee is 10-9 against opponents over .500.
The Jazz score 111.3 points per game, 0.6 more points than the 110.7 the Bucks give up. The Bucks average 114.3 points per game, 4.2 fewer than the 118.5 the Jazz give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is scoring 20.0 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 17.0 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Damian Lillard is scoring 25.1 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 110.7 points, 46.8 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.2 points per game.
Bucks: 8-2, averaging 119.6 points, 47.6 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: John Collins: day to day (illness), Johnny Juzang: day to day (hand), Cody Williams: day to day (ankle), Jordan Clarkson: out (plantar ), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
Bucks: Bobby Portis: day to day (personal), AJ Green: day to day (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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