Jazz' George Hill sitting out for the fifth straight time on Friday

Utah Jazz point guard George Hill (groin) will not play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.

What It Means:

Hill will miss his fifth straight game with the sore groin and has played only 47 games this season. The Jazz need him at full strength in the playoffs, so expect the point guard to take it easy over the next week. Dante Exum will start with Shelvin Mack backing him up.

Hill has averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while posting a 5.1 nERD rating -- ranking him 44th out of 484 NBA players.