Indiana Pacers (13-24) at Utah Jazz (22-15), 9:00 p.m.
The Utah Jazz will attempt to conclude a four-game homestand in perfect fashion Monday when the Indiana Pacers pay a visit to EnergySolutions Arena.
Utah has won the first three tests on the residency and improved to 15-4 in Salt Lake City after routing the Detroit Pistons, 99-82, on Saturday.
Mehmet Okur went 8-for-9 from the field in the game and finished with 22 points to lead the Jazz. Ronnie Brewer added 16 points, while Andrei Kirilenko finished with 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Jazz, who have won eight consecutive games against the Pistons.
Matt Harpring added 11 points as Utah improved to 14-11 without star forward Carlos Boozer. Boozer, who was averaging 20.5 points and 11.7 rebounds before injuring his lower quad and knee underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his left knee on January 9 and will remain on the sidelines indefinitely.
The Jazz announced that all loose pieces of cartilage in the knee area were removed and microfracture surgery will not be required. Boozer is now expected to undergo a four-week rehabilitation program before Utah contemplates a return.
His replacement, Paul Millsap, recorded just nine points and seven rebounds against the Pistons to snap his impressive double-double streak at 19 games as the Jazz posted their fifth win in a row at home.
The Pacers, meanwhile, fell to 1-3 on a five-game road trip Sunday in Oakland when Jamal Crawford had 32 points, and made the go-ahead three-pointer late in the fourth, as the Golden State Warriors prevailed in a 120-117 win over Indiana.
Danny Granger tied a career-high with 42 points, but the Pacers fell for the second consecutive contest and are now just 6-15 on the road. Jeff Foster grabbed 12 rebounds to go with six points in the loss, while T.J. Ford had 15 points off the bench.
Utah has taken three of its past four meetings with the Pacers, including two straight in Salt Lake City.
