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Posted: 11:58 AM- Andrei Kirilenko will miss his second straight game with a back injury and Ronnie Price won't play because of a sprained ankle, so the Utah Jazz recalled Morris Almond from the Developmental League for tonight's matchup against Indiana at EnergySolutions Arena.

Kirilenko is sidelined with lower back inflammation. He is improving, according to a team spokesman, but there is no timetable for his return.

Price won't play against Indiana, but his injury is not believed to be serious and he will be day-to-day after the Jazz-Pacers game.

Almond has been playing with the Utah Flash of the D-League since Dec. 6. He was named Player of the Week on Dec. 24 after averaging 43.5 points and six rebounds in two games. He tied a D-League regular-season record with 51 points in a victory over the Austin Toros.

Almond's stay with the Jazz likely will depend on the health of Kirilenko and Price. Since both players don't have what are considered long-term injuries, Almond could soon be back with the Flash.

"He needs to play," said vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor. "That's why we have the D-League."

The Jazz have lost 12 of their past 15 games. They have dropped 3- games behind Denver and Portland in the Northwest Division.

Indiana is 16-19 overall after a 112-96 loss to the Lakers on Sunday. But on Dec. 17, the Pacers shot 58 percent and buried the Jazz, 117-97.

Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points and Danny Granger added 19 for Indiana, which forced 19 turnovers and limited Jazz point guard Deron Williams to only eight points on 3-for-8 shooting."

"They beat us to death the last time we played them," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "We didn't have much resistance to them. . . . We didn't deal with their three-point shooting. We didn't deal with the way they pushed the ball up the floor. . . . I feel like we can score points, but our major interest has been to score points and not stop the other guy."

The Jazz allow 100.8 points per game this season -- 22nd in the NBA.