Utah Jazz
2026-12-18
Preview
Boston Celtics
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for UTA: its offense ranks 28th in scoring efficiency, against a defense that ranks 10th.
BOS's offense ranks 9th in scoring efficiency, and UTA ranks 22nd defending it.
A clash of tempos: UTA plays at the 5th-fastest pace, BOS at the 27th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (UTA 8 games, BOS 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
UTABOSScoring
107.827th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
114.214th · Average
119.024th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
108.26th · Above avg
-11.227th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+6.08th · Above avg
Efficiency
103.728th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
113.79th · Above avg
113.322nd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.710th · Above avg
-9.726th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+5.08th · Above avg
104.55th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.027th
Shooting
49.5%28th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.2%17th · Average
53.8%27th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.4%13th · Average
11.623rd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.210th · Above avg
31.5%27th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.3%13th · Average
0.3012th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3110th · Above avg
Defense
52.6%13th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.8%14th · Average
6.828th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.613th · Average
6.63rd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.024th · Below avg
Possessions
16.2%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.3%10th · Above avg
26.8%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
29.9%8th · Above avg
46.69th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.914th · Average
24.626th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.514th · Average
Recent form
Utah JazzLLLLL
Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -11.2). Streak L6.
Boston CelticsWWWLW
Last 5: average margin +3.4 (season +6.0). Streak W1.
Key players
Utah Jazz| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 57.4 |
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 17.1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 56.0 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 12.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 46.5 |
Boston Celtics| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumF | 27.0 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 55.1 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 21.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 59.9 |
| Payton PritchardG | 13.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 56.7 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 12.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 54.2 |
Injury report
Utah JazzJaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~2026-12-14
Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Trey Alexander G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Boston CelticsDevin Carter G · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Jayson Tatum F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Payton Pritchard G · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.