GDT- Game 38: Pacers @ Jazz

Post #1 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:26 pm

PREVIEW

The Utah Jazz finally might be learning to win consistently without Carlos Boozer.

With lingering injuries expected to sideline the All-Star forward even longer, the Jazz look to close out a perfect homestand with a fourth straight victory Monday night against Danny Granger and the Indiana Pacers.

The same day Utah (22-15) beat Detroit 99-82 on Saturday, the Jazz learned Boozer will be out at least four more weeks while recovering from knee surgery a day earlier.

The Jazz are 14-11 without Boozer, who was averaging 20.5 points and 11.7 rebounds before injuring his lower quad and knee.

Until this homestand, Utah failed to win more than two straight games without Boozer, but appears to have turned things around. Winning at home has not been a problem for the Jazz, who have won five in a row at EnergySolutions Arena, where they are 15-4.

“I like the way our team has been trying to play here lately - trying to pass the ball, trying to execute our offense,” Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said.

Utah has won three of four overall and two in a row at home over Indiana (13-24), which lost 120-117 at Golden State on Sunday despite 42 points from Granger.

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STARTERS

Indiana Pacers

Utah Jazz

BENCHES

Pacers

Jazz

PACERS SCORING LEADERS

Scoring Danny Granger 26.4; Mike Dunleavy 15.3; Marquis Daniels 15.3
Rebounds Troy Murphy 11.2; Jeff Foster 7.1; Danny Granger 5.3
Assists T.J Ford 5.2; Jarrett Jack 4
FG% Rasho Nesterovic 52.9
FT% T.J. Ford 92.0
3PT% Troy Murphy 40.8
Blocks Danny Granger 1.4
Steals Danny Granger 1.1

JAZZ SCORING LEADERS

Scoring Mehmet Okur 17.2; Paul Millsap 15.3; Deron Williams 14.7
Rebounds Paul Millsap 9.5; Mehmet Okur 8.4; Andrei Kirilenko 6
Assists Deron Williams 9.9; Brevin Knight 3.4
FG% Paul Millsap 55.7
FT% Deron Williams 83.0
3PT% Mehmet Okur 40.5
Blocks Andrei Kirilenko 1.4
Steals Andrei Kirilenko 1.6

KEY MATCHUP

TRADITION

Dunthreevy · Post #2 » by **Dunthreevy** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:35 pm

I love Stacy Paetz

DC2 · Post #3 » by **DC2** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:45 pm

You have Paul Millsap listed twice on scoring, haha. With different averages at that.

Lava Rock Kid · Post #4 » by **Lava Rock Kid** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:15 am

Who is the last girl that is topless? She is beautiful

Post #5 » by **count55** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:29 am

Lava Rock Kid wrote:Who is the last girl that is topless? She is beautiful

Alessandra Ambrosio

Post #6 » by **Grang33r** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:33 am

Dunleavy17 wrote:You have Paul Millsap listed twice on scoring, haha. With different averages at that.

haha i'm an idiot. I meant to say Deron Williams. It's updated though. Good catch! lol

Post #7 » by **Gremz** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:16 am

Nice one man, now let's hope we can get the W tonight.

chatard5 · Post #8 » by **chatard5** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:30 am

Final Score:

Utah Jazz 144
Indiana Pacers 131

I don't think we know what defense is.

Post #9 » by **Miller4ever** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:30 am

If we can't win with Jessica Alba in the Tradition section, we may just be screwed, in the bad way.

LatinoHeat · Post #10 » by **LatinoHeat** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:42 am

Is Ford injured???

MillerTime101 · Post #11 » by **MillerTime101** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:13 am

LatinoHeat wrote:Is Ford injured???

Isnt he always? Seriously we traded one name on the DL list for another.

We cant guard anyone, Mehmet Okur might go for 50 tonight, enough said.

chatard5 · Post #12 » by **chatard5** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:25 am

Okur and Granger may both go for 50.

Dunthreevy · Post #13 » by **Dunthreevy** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:25 am

I'm no longer drinking the Kool-Aid. We will be lucky to win 30 games this year.

Pai Gow · Post #14 » by **Pai Gow** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:35 am

^^ Really? I was impressed you guys brought it like that after a back-to-back. Especially down 20 to cut it to 4 with like 2 mins left?

Granger is a beast and honestly does he have any limitations offensively? Cause I have yet to see one.

Dunthreevy · Post #15 » by **Dunthreevy** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:43 am

AKsWill wrote:^^ Really? I was impressed you guys brought it like that after a back-to-back. Especially down 20 to cut it to 4 with like 2 mins left?

Granger is a beast and honestly does he have any limitations offensively? Cause I have yet to see one.

Problem is we give pretty much the exact same performance every game. We play just well enough to make it close at the end, but we don't have the skill or the balls defensively to actually play an entire game of basketball. Gotta love O'Brien's sheer genius coaching decisions too. Roy Hibbert comes out and scores a quick 7 points in the first few minutes of the game, and then he makes a bad pass and POOF he's on the bench the rest of the game.

chatard5 · Post #16 » by **chatard5** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:51 am

When he took Hibbert out he had 3 fouls in 5 1/2 minutes, I believe, but I don't think he played after that. We might as well just play him if he is playing well and let him foul out in the second quarter, though. Seriously, better than letting him get 3 fouls and sitting him the rest of the game.

BarneyGumble · Post #17 » by **BarneyGumble** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:53 am

Dunthreevy wrote:
AKsWill wrote:^^ Really? I was impressed you guys brought it like that after a back-to-back. Especially down 20 to cut it to 4 with like 2 mins left?

Granger is a beast and honestly does he have any limitations offensively? Cause I have yet to see one.

Problem is we give pretty much the exact same performance every game. We play just well enough to make it close at the end, but we don't have the skill or the balls defensively to actually play an entire game of basketball. Gotta love O'Brien's sheer genius coaching decisions too. Roy Hibbert comes out and scores a quick 7 points in the first few minutes of the game, and then he makes a bad pass and POOF he's on the bench the rest of the game.

He had to bench Doctor Julius Hibbert because with him in the lineup, Okur scored like 64 points in that first quarter.

chatard5 · Post #18 » by **chatard5** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:59 am

DWill_daShizzle wrote:
Dunthreevy wrote:
AKsWill wrote:^^ Really? I was impressed you guys brought it like that after a back-to-back. Especially down 20 to cut it to 4 with like 2 mins left?

Granger is a beast and honestly does he have any limitations offensively? Cause I have yet to see one.

Problem is we give pretty much the exact same performance every game. We play just well enough to make it close at the end, but we don't have the skill or the balls defensively to actually play an entire game of basketball. Gotta love O'Brien's sheer genius coaching decisions too. Roy Hibbert comes out and scores a quick 7 points in the first few minutes of the game, and then he makes a bad pass and POOF he's on the bench the rest of the game.

He had to bench Doctor Julius Hibbert because with him in the lineup, Okur scored like 64 points in that first quarter.

He actually only had 5 points (1 FG, 3-4 from the line) in the 5:45 Hibbert was in the game.

1 minute after Rasho took over for Hibbert Okur had 10 points, and 13 points after only a minute and a half. He finished the quarter with 18 total.

Post #19 » by **jazzfan1971** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:33 am

Was that Granger's best game ever?

Dunthreevy · Post #20 » by **Dunthreevy** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:09 pm

jazzfan1971 wrote:Was that Granger's best game ever?

Not even close. He scored 42 the night before.