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.