OKC Thunder versus Jazz: 3 keys focus on growth and development

Game specifics:

Records:

• Thunder: 21-49
• Jazz: 50-20

The Venue:  Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tipoff:  8:00 PM ET  | 7:00 PM CT

TV: Fox Sports  Oklahoma | NBA League Pass

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

Injuries:

The following is referenced from the NBA injury report but as of this posting, the Utah Jazz had not updated their list having played Washington on Monday.

OKC Thunder:

• Luguentz Dort is dealing with right knee patellar tendinitis and won’t play Friday.
• Ty Jerome missed the last three games with a left calf strain and is listed as questionable
• Theo Maledon didn’t play in the last game but is noticeably absent from the report so presumably, that means he’ll play Friday.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – plantar fasciitis in his right foot is out
• Mike Muscala is also out still with a sprained ankle
• Al Horford has been shut down for the season as a healthy scratch.

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Jazz:

• Mike Conley has missed the last nine games with a hamstring injury but is listed as questionable.
• Donovan Mitchell hasn’t played since April 16th missing the last 14 games with an ankle sprain. He is listed as out Friday.
• Juwan Morgan is dealing with right heel soreness and is questionable for Friday.

History:

This is the third and final meeting between the squads this season. In the first meeting on December 28th, the Jazz won a nailbiter 110-109. The second meeting on April 13th was also won by Utah 106-96.

Over the course of history, the OKC Thunder possess the higher win percentage having won 112 of the 193 games between the clubs. Last season the Thunder won two of the three meetings.