Associated Press
Boston Celtics (50 wins, 14 losses, 1st place in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (28 wins, 36 losses, 12th place in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Tuesdays, 9pm ET
FanDuel Sportsbook NBA LINE: Celtics -6.5; over/under is 235.5
Highlights: Boston Celtics visit Utah Jazz in cross-conference play.
The Jazz are 19-12 on their home court. Utah is 15-22 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Celtics are 21-11 in road games. Boston ranks third in the Eastern Conference, allowing just 109.7 points while holding opponents to 44.9 percent shooting.
The Jazz's 117.7 points per game is 8.0 more points than the Celtics allow (109.7 points). The Celtics are averaging 120.8 points per game, 0.1 more than the 120.7 points the Jazz have allowed to their opponents.
This is the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Celtics won 126-97 in their last meeting on January 6th.
Top performers: Collin Sexton is averaging 18.2 points and 4.7 assists for the Jazz. Keyontae George is averaging 16.2 points and five assists in his last 10 games.
Jayson Tatum of the Celtics is averaging 26.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists. Sam Hauser is averaging 2.3 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 118.3 points, 43.8 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 7.0 steals, 4.8 blocks and shooting 46.2% from the field. Opponents are averaging 124.3 points per game.
Celtics: 8-2, averaged 122.7 points, 46.5 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 7.1 steals, 6.8 blocks and shot 51.5% from the field. The opponent's average score is 102.3 points.
Injuries: Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: Out (quad), Taylor Hendricks: Out (toe).
Celtics: Jrue Holiday: out (knee), Svi Mykhailiuk: out (personal), Kristaps Porzingis: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
