
The Golden State Warriors will try to bounce back when they take on the Utah Jazz.
The Warriors are coming off a close 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. They are 2-3 in their last five and 4-6 in their last ten. At 32-31, they are eighth in the West, a game up on the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Jazz dropped their last contest, 113-99, to the Milwaukee Bucks. They have lost eight of their last nine games and are 2-8 in their last ten. They are at the bottom of the Western Conference, occupying the 14th spot, at 19-45. They're two games behind the Dallas Mavericks for 12th.
This is the fourth and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Warriors are 3-0 in the season series. They last met on January 28, a 140-124 victory for the Warriors.
Kristaps Porzingis is OUT with general illness management. Porzingis played his second game for the Warriors against the Thunder, logging 23 minutes and finishing with nine points, five rebounds, and five assists. It was his first game since February 19 and only his second game since January 7.
Al Horford is also OUT with left toe injury management. He played 29 minutes against the Thunder, finishing with four points, five rebounds, and four assists. He's played in 41 games this season, averaging 8.3 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists.
Will Richard is QUESTIONABLE with a right ankle sprain. He's been sidelined since February 28. He's averaging 7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 54 games this season.
Seth Curry is PROBABLE with left sciatic nerve irritation. He's played in just two games this season and hasn't played since November. He was listed as questionable going into the game against the Thunder, but was not active.
Moses Moody is OUT with a right wrist sprain. He's been out since March 2.
Steph Curry remains OUT with right patellofemoral pain syndrome. He's been out since January 30 and was going to miss at least ten more days from March 1.
Jimmy Butler is OUT for the season after undergoing ACL surgery in January.
Lauri Markkanen is OUT with right hip impingement. He's been out since February 23 and was set to be reevaluated in two weeks. There has been no further update on his status.
Utah will otherwise be without a handful of key players, all of whom are out for the season.
Jaren Jackson Jr is OUT after undergoing knee surgery in February. Walker Kessler is OUT after undergoing shoulder surgery in November. Jusuf Nurkic is OUT after undergoing nose surgery in February. Vince Williams Jr is OUT after being diagnosed with a torn ACL in February.