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Tonight the Utah Jazz (14-9) will be hosting the NBA’s Best, the Golden State Warriors (19-3). The Dubs are 10-1 outside of Oakland and Utah is a steady 7-4 at home. Golden State has won three in a row, including last night’s thrashing of the Los Angeles Clippers (115-98). Tonight will be their second game of a five game road trip. Utah has also won three in a row, and this will be their third game in a five game home stand.
So pretty cool game, huh? Not really. Why? Injuries. The only player missing from the Warriors’ 15-man roster is Damian Jones, who is on assignment in the NBA D-League. Utah is a M*A*S*H unit again.
- Starting point guard George Hill? Out.
- Starting shooting guard Rodney Hood? Out.
- Starting small forward Gordon Hayward? Out.
- Starting power forward Derrick Favors? Out.
- Back-up SG/PG guard Alec Burks? Also out, and has been for the entire season.
.@UofUHealthCare Injury Update
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 8, 2016
OUT
Burks (ankle rehab)
Favors (knee contusion)
Hill (sprained big toe)
Hood (hamstring strain)#GSWatUTA
.@UofUHealthCare // Injury Update
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 8, 2016
Gordon Hayward did not shootaround today (left fourth finger) and WILL NOT PLAY tonight.#GSWatUTA
Or more precisely as Basketball John points out:
Your face when you're the only one in the Jazz facebook header image healthy enough to play. #GSWatUTA pic.twitter.com/JCbps8tg2P
— Kris Kringle (@5kl) December 8, 2016
So down four starters and your best bench player? Awesome. Maybe we’ll get Joel Bolomboy on the court tonight? Probably not though . . .