Indiana @ Utah preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 27, 2019 ) Utah 102, Indiana 121

The Utah Jazz were able to shake off the disappointment of a rare loss with an easy win Saturday night against Sacramento. They'll try to build a new winning streak when they finish their two-game homestand by hosting the streaking Indiana Pacers on Monday.

The Jazz saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end at New Orleans on Thursday, but had no problems getting right back into the win column by shooting 50.6 percent from the floor and riding a 28-point effort by Rudy Gobert to the rout of the Kings. "I was trying to be aggressive and all the guys did a great job finding me. All I had to do is finish," Gobert told reporters. The Pacers began a five-game road trip Sunday night with their fifth straight win, rallying to upend Denver 115-107. Doug McDermott hit 6-of-7 from 3-point range en route to a season-high 24 points in just 21 minutes and Domantas Sabonis recorded his first career triple-double as Indiana improved to 10-4 against Western Conference opponents.

TIME: 9 p.m. ET. TV: FS Indiana, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

ABOUT THE PACERS (28-15): McDermott scored 18 in the fourth quarter to fuel a 41-point frame for Indiana, which began the period down seven. "People don't give us a lot of respect, and we like that," McDermott told Fox Sports Indiana after the game. "It's just motivation for us. We feel like we're one of the better teams in the East and we can play anyone, so we're going to continue to play hard." Sabonis finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the Pacers shot at least 50 percent from the field for the third straight game.

ABOUT THE JAZZ (29-13): Utah's already deep lineup was bolstered Saturday by the return of guard Mike Conley, who missed 19 of the previous 20 games with a left hamstring strain. "Mike is a key piece of what we want to do. I know we didn't want to rush him but it's great to have him back," Gobert told reporters of Conley, who had three points and three assists in 15 minutes off the bench. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 28 points over the last two games while hitting 19-of-32 shots.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Jazz SF Joe Ingles was held to two points Saturday but recorded a season-high 12 assists to go along with nine rebounds.

2. Pacers SG Jeremy Lamb missed all seven of his shots Sunday in his first scoreless game since Oct. 26, 2016.

3. The Pacers took the first meeting 121-102 on Nov. 27 despite a game-high 30 points from Bogdanovic.

PREDICTION: Jazz 110, Pacers 103