The Utah Jazz play host to the Denver Nuggets at Vivint Arena on Wednesday evening.

This marks the first game of a six-game home stand for the Jazz (30-21), as they are looking to put an end to a five-game slide and add to their, 15-10, home record. The Jazz remain shorthanded, as Rudy Gobert (calf), Donovan Mitchell (concussion) and Danuel House Jr. (COVID-19) will be sidelined, while Hassan Whiteside (back) is listed as questionable for action. Jordan Clarkson is averaging 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and both players will have to step up in the absence of Mitchell. Mike Conley has been playing well, averaging 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals, over the last five games.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Nuggets (28-22), as they are coming off a rough loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. The contest got out to a tight start as they trailed, 30-28, after one quarter. They lost control in the second, where they saw the deficit grow to 18 points by halftime. The Nuggets had no answers in the third, and they allowed the hosts to push it to a 22-point game into the final frame. The Nuggets put up a fight in the fourth, but it was too little, too late, as their five-game win streak came to a halt with the road loss. Nikola Jokic led the way with 21 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists and a steal, while Will Barton logged 13 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal, and Monte Morris chipped in 13 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals. The Nuggets will look to bounce back as they face the sixth and final game of their current road trip, where they have gone, 4-1, so far.