Tipoff: 8:30 p.m.

TV: FSN

Radio: 1320 AM, 101.1 FM

Records: Utah 24-11; Seattle 13-25

Series: Sonics lead 63-57

Last season: Jazz won 109-107 on Dec. 2.

Line: Jazz by 4 1/2

About the Jazz: Utah lost three in a row to Seattle last year and has lost seven of its last 10 in Seattle . . . Utah hasn't won a season series with Seattle since 2003-04 . . . The Jazz are 6-2 when shooting below 50 percent at home, but are just 4-8 on the road.

About the Sonics: Coach Bob Hill stayed home when the Sonics played Miami on Wednesday because of a respiratory infection, and assistant Gordon Chiesa, a former Utah assistant, coached the Sonics in the 107-103 loss . . . Seattle has used 12 different starting lineups this year . . . Ray Allen had 29 points against the Heat.