The Utah Jazz (21-20) host the Indiana Pacers (23-16) on Monday as part of a jam-packed schedule in the NBA to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Jazz enter the contest with the longest win streak in the league at five games after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. They improved to 14-5 at the Delta Center with the victory and have won eight straight games at home.
Utah is 11-2 over its last 13 games, the best mark of any team. The team is outscoring its opponents by 15.8 points per game during its win streak and hasn’t trailed in the fourth quarter of any of those games.
Meanwhile, the Pacers dropped their second game of a six-game road trip on Sunday in Denver, 117-109. The group dropped to 2-1 without Tyrese Haliburton, who is dealing with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss at least one more week.
Indiana has won nine out of its last 11 games, including six straight from Dec. 26-Jan. 5, its longest win streak since the 2018-19 season. They have the fourth-best offense in the league over that span and are outscoring opponents by 8.5 points per game.
The contest on Monday between the Pacers and Jazz is the second of the season. Indiana took the first game on Nov. 8, but Utah has won three out of the last four in the series.
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