Utah takes on Portland, looks to halt 5-game skid

Utah Jazz (4-17, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-14, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah heads into the matchup against Portland after losing five games in a row.

The Trail Blazers are 2-3 against division opponents. Portland is 5-11 against opponents with a winning record.

The Jazz are 0-3 against the rest of their division. Utah is 2-11 against opponents over .500.

The Trail Blazers are shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 4.3 percentage points lower than the 48.1% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz are shooting 45.2% from the field, 1.8% lower than the 47.0% the Trail Blazers' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is scoring 12.0 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Trail Blazers.

John Collins is scoring 17.8 points per game with 8.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Jazz.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 107.4 points, 42.4 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 8.5 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.5 points per game.

Jazz: 1-9, averaging 110.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.7 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan: out (knee), Scoot Henderson: day to day (quad), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Robert Williams III: day to day (concussion).

Jazz: Kyle Filipowski: day to day (leg), Jordan Clarkson: day to day (plantar), Micah Potter: day to day (illness), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.