Utah's Carlos Boozer will miss Tuesday night's exhibition game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a strained left hamstring.

Jazz trainer Gary Briggs said Monday that Boozer could return for Friday night's home game against Denver, but Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets was doubtful.

Boozer led the team in scoring (17.8) and rebounding (9.0) before spraining his right foot on Feb. 14 at Phoenix and sitting out the rest of the season. He said the foot has recovered, but his hamstring is tender.

``It's gotten a lot stronger. It just depends on how it responds,'' Boozer said. ``I don't want to go out there in a situation where I hurt it again or aggravate it again.''