SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Jazz forward Matt Harpring is scheduled to have knee surgery Friday, likely ending the season for Utah's leading scorer.

Harpring, who was averaging 16.2 points and eight rebounds before a sore right knee started keeping him out of the lineup earlier this month, missed his fifth straight game Tuesday when the Jazz hosted Golden State.

Harpring will have cartilage on the inside of his kneecap cleared out and is expected to need three to six months to heal. He received several medical opinions before finally deciding to have the surgery.