Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Golden State Warriors v Utah Jazz game

NBA
Sunday, 07 April 2024 at 18:00
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On a Sunday day in the NBA where up to 13 games will be played in total, Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz will face each other in a duel between two Western Conference teams. Stephen Curry will rest, so the stars of the game will be Klay Thompson and Collin Sexton.
The Jazz will play as visitors in a game in which they arrive with a large number of losses. The Salt Lake City franchise has accumulated a very negative streak of 11 consecutive losses. Currently in 12th place in the West with a record of 29 wins and 48 losses, they have nothing to fight for until the end of the regular season.
The Warriors, meanwhile, are in 10th place in the West with a record of 42 wins and 35 losses. The Bay Area franchise must win to stay in contention for the top playoff spots, which are currently occupied by the New Orleans Pelicans (7th at 45-32), Los Angeles Lakers (8th at 45-33) and Sacramento Kings (9th at 44-33).
Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).
The main predictions for tonight's game place Golden State Warriors as the favorite to win. There are many casualties in both teams, but Utah Jazz is more depleted than its rival, besides not having anything to fight for.
In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:
  • Warriors: Chris Paul, Klay Thompson, Brandin Podziemski, Draymond Green, Trayce Jackson-Davies.
  • Jazz: Collin Sexton, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, Taylor Hendricks, Omer Yurtseven.
Schedule and TV.
The game will be played at 8:30 PM ET and can be followed on NBCS-BA and KJZZ.
Injury report.
  • Warriors: Stephen Curry (rest) and Dario Saric (knee), ruled out. Andrew Wiggins (ankle), Gary Payton II (ankle) and Jonathan Kuminga (knee) are questionable.
  • Jazz: Lauri Markkanen (shoulder), Jordan Clarkson (back), Walker Kessler (nose) and John Collins (back), ruled out. Kris Dunn (foot) is questionable.