The Utah Jazz are rolling into New Orleans for a vital end-of-season game. Like their counterparts at the top of the Western Conference standings, every game at this point is important for seeding. For the Jazz, of course, it’s ticking up the losses column that matters most; the Jazz hold the tiebreaker over the Sacramento for fourth (worst) place, monumental for eliminating any remote chance at conveying their pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Jazz are not in the clear yet, however. The Pelicans
remain a poor basketball team that sits at 25-54, despite gaining no advantage from losing this season. And even if Utah comes out with a loss tonight, they face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, who share the same record as New Orleans and are looking into rise up the draft board.
The Jazz will likely feature a sparse roster tonight, with both Ace Bailey and Kyle Filipowski questionable:
For New Orleans, lead guard Dejounte Murray is questionable with a left hand contusion and wing Trey Murphy is out with a right angle sprain.
How to watch
Who: Utah Jazz vs. New Orleans Pelicans
When: 6:00 PM MT
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La.
How to watch: Jazz+, KJZZ
