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Golden State Warriors (34-47) At Utah Jazz (40-41), 9 P.m.

(Sports Network) - Two teams headed for the lottery meet tonight, as the Utah Jazz welcome the Golden State Warriors to the Delta Center.

Golden State has missed qualifying for the postseason for a 12th straight year, while Utah will watch the playoffs from the sidelines for the third straight season.

The Jazz will attempt to end a two-game losing streak and finish with a .500 record. On Monday, Manu Ginobili scored 18 points and Tim Duncan netted 16 as San Antonio clinched the Southwest Division and the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a comfortable 115-82 victory over the injury-plagued Utah Jazz at the AT&T Center.

Rookie Deron Williams led the Jazz with 18 points in the loss to San Antonio, while Mehmet Okur scored 17 and Matt Harpring netted 15 in defeat.. The Jazz played without forward Andrei Kirilenko (back spasms) and Milt Palacio (left knee).

Kirilenko, who is averaging 15.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.3 rebounds and 3.19 blocks this season, and Palacio are questionable for tonight's contest.

Utah, which finished 26-56 last season, is 21-19 as the host this season. The Jazz have won three in a row at the Delta Center.

Golden State enters tonight's contest on a four-game winning streak. On Monday, Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points to lead the Warriors over the Portland Trail Blazers, 93-79, at The Arena in Oakland in the finale of a home-and-home set.

Ike Diogu netted 16 in the win over Portland for the Warriors, who collected their fourth straight win after a nine-game losing streak. Troy Murphy posted 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Andris Biedrins scored nine and pulled down 11 boards.

The Warriors are 13-27 on the road this season.

The Jazz have won two of the three contests between the squads this season.

Golden State has won two straight after losing its last 19 at Utah.

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