Utah faces Washington on 6-game win streak

Utah Jazz (18-7, third in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (15-11, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah seeks to continue its six-game win streak with a victory over Washington.

The Wizards have gone 8-3 at home. Washington averages 13.4 turnovers per game and is 4-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Jazz are 9-3 in road games. Utah scores 115.0 points while outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley Beal is averaging 22.6 points and 5.7 assists for the Wizards. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 14.4 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 47.6% over the last 10 games for Washington.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 24.6 points, five assists and 1.7 steals for the Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games for Utah.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 4-6, averaging 106.0 points, 43.9 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points per game.

Jazz: 8-2, averaging 120.4 points, 45.8 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.6 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Rui Hachimura: out (not with team), Thomas Bryant: out (left knee).

Jazz: Udoka Azubuike: out (ankle).

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