Utah faces Golden State on 5-game road slide

Utah Jazz (46-31, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (48-29, fourth in the Western Conference)

San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Utah will attempt to break its five-game road skid when the Jazz play Golden State.

The Warriors are 28-19 in conference games. Golden State ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Kevon Looney averaging 2.6.

The Jazz are 30-17 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is seventh in the league scoring 113.4 points per game while shooting 47.2%.

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Jazz won 111-85 in the last matchup on Feb. 10. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 23 points, and Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 18 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stephen Curry is shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc with 4.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Warriors, while averaging 25.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists. Poole is shooting 45.7% and averaging 27.6 points over the past 10 games for Golden State.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 26.1 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson is averaging 17.5 points over the last 10 games for Utah.

LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 3-7, averaging 107.5 points, 46.8 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Jazz: 4-6, averaging 110.6 points, 43.0 rebounds, 21.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points.

INJURIES: Warriors: Stephen Curry: out (foot), James Wiseman: out for season (knee).

Jazz: Udoka Azubuike: out (ankle), Hassan Whiteside: out (foot), Trent Forrest: out (concussion ).

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