Sacramento, CA (My Sportsbook) - The Utah Jazz try to snap a three-game slide when they travel to ARCO Arena on Tuesday night to face the Sacramento Kings. Utah's latest slide comes on the heels of a four-game winning streak. The Jazz are coming off a 108-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Matt Harpring and Karl Malone scored 20 points apiece, and Malone added seven points and six Karl Malone scored 20 points apiece, and Malone added seven points and six assists to his tally. Calbert Cheaney added 12 points and John Stockton added 11 points and six assists to the losing effort. "I think the first half they made 14 layups on us and we couldn't even get close to guarding them," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "They just ran us out of the gym." The Jazz are 10-12 away from home and have a 14-9 mark within the Western Conference. Sacramento has dropped two straight on the heels of a three-game surge and is coming off a 1-2 road trip. The Kings latest setback was a 101-97 decision at Air Canada Centre. Mike Bibby scored 30 points and grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists. Chris Webber logged a triple double with 24 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists. Toronto's Vince Carter returned after a 23-game injury hiatus to score 22 points on his 26th birthday. "I don't really care about Vince. We lost today. Who cares," said Webber. "There's a lot of good players in the NBA. All I'm concerned about is the Kings." The Kings are a dominant 18-2 at home and are 22-8 within the Western Conference. Sacramento has won four straight games at ARCO entering tonight's contest, while Utah has dropped three of its last four away from Delta Center. The Kings have won seven straight and eight of the last nine meetings between the teams. Utah has dropped three straight and four of its last seven games at ARCO. Utah leads the all-time series 74-56.
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