Jazz take on the Wizards on 10-game slide

Washington Wizards (15-52, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-54, 15th in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Utah aims to end its 10-game slide when the Jazz take on Washington.

The Jazz have gone 8-26 at home. Utah has a 5-8 record in one-possession games.

The Wizards have gone 8-26 away from home. Washington allows the most points in the Eastern Conference, giving up 120.5 points while allowing opponents to shoot 47.0%.

The Jazz are shooting 45.7% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards’ 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than the Jazz have given up to their opponents (47.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Jazz. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Jordan Poole is averaging 20.8 points and 4.6 assists for the Wizards. Alex Sarr is averaging 14.7 points and 5.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 0-10, averaging 112.0 points, 47.5 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.2 points per game.

Wizards: 5-5, averaging 112.6 points, 46.8 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 9.0 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.6 points.

INJURIES: Jazz: KJ Martin: out (elbow), John Collins: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Jaden Springer: out (back), Collin Sexton: out (rest).

Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Marcus Smart: out (illness), Bilal Coulibaly: out (hamstring), Corey Kispert: out (thumb), Malcolm Brogdon: out (ankle).

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