Associated Press
Utah Jazz (15-49, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (46-18, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -17; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts the Utah Jazz after Jayson Tatum scored 40 points in the Boston Celtics’ 111-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Celtics have gone 22-11 at home. Boston ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet averaging 2.4.
The Jazz are 7-25 on the road. Utah ranks fourth in the league with 45.9 rebounds per game. Walker Kessler paces the Jazz with 12.4.
The Celtics are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 47.5% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz average 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Celtics give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is scoring 27.2 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 19.0 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 47.4% over the past 10 games.
Keyonte George is averaging 16.8 points and 5.9 assists for the Jazz. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 16.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 115.4 points, 45.1 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.0 points per game.
Jazz: 2-8, averaging 114.1 points, 48.0 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.4 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jayson Tatum: day to day (knee), Al Horford: day to day (toe), Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (illness).
Jazz: Walker Kessler: out (rest), Jordan Clarkson: out (foot), Lauri Markkanen: out (back), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Jaden Springer: out (back), John Collins: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
