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The Jazz's injury problems continued against Philadelphia on Monday night, when five players were sidelined.

Paul Millsap (knee), Francisco Elson (ankle, knee), Gordon Hayward (foot), Ronnie Price (toe) and Memo Okur (back) did not play.

Raja Bell played but did not start because of a sprained toe.

"It's difficult — you don't have a full slate of guys," Jazz coach TyroneCorbin said. "You have to mix-and-match guys and worry about the rotations. ... It's a juggling match. But that's who we are and you just have to deal with it."

Against the 76ers, Corbin had 10 players available, including three rookies: DerrickFavors, JeremyEvans and Marcus Cousin.

It impacts Corbin's rotations.

"You have to have some experience on the floor," he said. "We have a lot of young guys coming off the bench and you don't want to have them all in the game at the same time.

So far this season, Jazz players have missed 112 games because of injury or illness.

Guarding the perimeter

In three losses recent losses at New York, Minnesota and Chicago, the Jazz allowed 131, 122 and 118 points.

In the first quarter, the Knicks, Timberwolves and Bulls scored 40, 39 and 37 points.

"There's no excuse for some of the stuff we [were] giving up," Corbin said before the game against Philadelphia.

"Our rotation on the pick-and-roll has gotten better. ... We've closed down the middle pretty good. But we've given up too many wide-open jump shots on the perimeter and guys are making them. So we have to go to work."

The Jazz must have gotten the message.

They limited the 76ers to 42 points in the first half on 36-percent shooting.

Cousin needs time

Cousin is on a 10-day contract out of the NBA Development League.

He's played sparingly but, in the loss to Minnesota, he had four points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in 14 minutes.

"He's a big-body kid," said Corbin. "... He hasn't had a lot of practice time. He's not comfortable in the play sets.

"But he's a tough guy. He's a physical player who doesn't mind contact. That's the thing we like about him. We look forward to spending more time with him."

Coming home

Before facing the 76ers, the Jazz had lost six of their previous seven home games at EnergySolutions Arena. The Philly game was only their fourth at home since Feb. 16.

Asked if the players would draw energy from the fans, Bell shrugged and said, "The crowd is always great. We haven't always performed well in the building. So what can I tell you about that? We just need to be better, whether it's at home or on the road.