New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz

Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Utah faces New Orleans in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Utah finished 22-60 overall, 12-40 in Western Conference play and 14-27 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Jazz averaged 117.6 points per game last season, 19.9 from the free-throw line and 37.8 from deep.

New Orleans went 26-56 overall and 17-34 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.5 points per game last season, 57.7 in the paint, 17.9 off of turnovers and 17.0 on fast breaks.

INJURIES: Jazz: Trey Alexander: out (knee), Tony Bradley: out (quadriceps), Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot).

Pelicans: None listed.

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