City of Salt Lake On the second night of a back-to-back, the Utah Jazz will travel to face the Dallas Mavericks without Jordan Clarkson and John Collins.

Collins participated in the Oklahoma City Thunder game on Wednesday, but he will miss time due to a facial injury he sustained on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Due to a groin issue, Clarkson will miss his fifth consecutive game.

Lauri Markkanen, who missed Wednesday’s game due to a quad bruise, will be back in the Jazz starting lineup.

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Jazz Aims for Their First Road Victory in Almost Two Months

The Jazz are hoping to win on the road for the first time since defeating the Charlotte Hornets 134-122 on January 27.

The Jazz are 0-8 on the road since the victory in Charlotte, making them the only club in the NBA without a victory since February 1.

Since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Salt Lake City on January 3, the Jazz have not triumphed on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Jazz are 4-6 on the second night of back-to-backs this season.

Mavericks aim to maintain their lead over Jazz

The Mavericks, who have won six of their past seven games and two in a row, will host the Jazz.

If the regular season ended today, Dallas, which is now ranked seventh in the West, would host a play-in tournament game to start the playoffs.

The Mavericks are now one game behind the Sacramento Kings for the final Western playoff berth, which is the sixth and final guaranteed spot.

The Mavericks will take three days off following their Thursday game against the Jazz before playing the Jazz in Utah on Monday.