Pacers Update Myles Turner's Status for Jazz Matchup
The Utah Jazz face the Indiana Pacers in the third game of their road trip on Monday night. The Pacers have a pair of key contributors whose status is up in the air.
Myles Turner (back) and Tyrese Haliburton (thigh) are questionable while the Jazz head into the contest with a clean bill of health.
Currently, the Jazz are in the lottery as the No. 11 seed in the West but are still only 2.5 games removed from the No. 6 spot in a congested conference.
Utah has played well since the trade that saw Mike Conley, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt being dealt for draft compensation, with shooting guard Talen Horten-Tucker stepping up in their absence. On Saturday vs. the New York Knicks, 'THT' scored a season-high 23 points while dishing out seven assists. The roster reshuffle is just what the doctor ordered for the third-year pro, as he will now get the live reps needed to develop.
Other players that have seen a spike in minutes are Collin Sexton and Ochai Agbaji. Don’t count the Jazz out for a run at the play-in game quite yet with the injury issues going around the league. Teams such as the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans were once considered playoff shoe-ins, have been bitten by the injury bug with no clear end in sight.
Las Vegas has the Jazz as a one-point favorite despite a 10-18 road record this year. Tip-off is at 6:00 pm MDT.
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