Jazz Face Raptors In Second Game Of Five-Game Road Swing
Mar 7, 2025, 3:29 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz will travel north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening.
The shorthanded Jazz fell to the Washington Wizards in game one of their five-game road swing that includes stops in Philadelphia, Boston, and Memphis.
Related: Jazz Fall To Wizards In Tight Battle
Draft Position At Play For Both Jazz, Raptors
The Jazz enter Friday’s contest owning the worst record in the Western Conference and the third-worst record in the NBA overall.
After falling to the Wizards, the 15-47 Jazz are 1.5 games below the 17-46 New Orleans Pelicans in the West, 0.5 games ahead of the 14-47 Charlotte Hornets, and 2.0 games ahead of the 12-49 Wizards.
The Hornets will host the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, while the Pelicans and Wizards are dormant until Saturday.
Washington beat Utah. Charlotte lost.
The top 3 are starting to pull away from New Orleans.https://t.co/FXkXbE02qc pic.twitter.com/SuNtPmfh4o
— Tankathon.com (@tankathon) March 6, 2025
The Raptors, meanwhile, are 1.0 game back in the standings of the 11th and 12th ranked Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers.
At 20-42, the Raptors currently own the fifth-worst record in the NBA and would have a 10.5 percent chance of landing the top overall pick in May’s NBA Draft lottery.
The 76ers need to finish with one of the top six picks in the draft to avoid sending their lottery selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Philadelphia is currently slated to select seventh and would convey their pick to the Thunder if they don’t climb the lottery standings.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
OUT – Lauri Markkanen (back)
OUT – John Collins (back)
OUT – Jordan Clarkson (foot)
OUT – Taylor Hendricks (leg)
QUESTIONABLE – Keyonte George (illness)
QUESTIONABLE – Jaden Springer (back)
Toronto Raptors Injury Report
OUT – RJ Barrett (rest)
OUT – Ochai Agbaji (ankle)
OUT – Ulrich Chomche (knee)
OUT – Gradey Dick (knee)
OUT – Brandon Ingram (ankle)
OUT – Jonathan Mogbo (nose)
OUT – Jakob Poeltl (rest)
DOUBTFUL – Chris Boucher (mouth)
How to Watch, Stream Utah vs. Toronto
The Jazz will travel to face the Raptors on Friday at 7:30 p.m. MST. The game will be televised on KJZZ, streamed on Jazz+, and heard on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone.
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Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops, on Instagram @BensHoops, or on BlueSky.
