Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz

[FJS]

VS



MONDAY

7:00 PM

Energy Solutions Arena

Salt Lake City

[StocktonShorts]

Two important questions:

1) Will Deron have a beard?

2) How many in a row do the Jazz need to win for Deron to shave his comb-forward?

[FJS]

Dallas Mavericks
3rd seed in the west
Record: 30-17
Home Record: 14-8
Away record: 16-9
Streak: Lost 2
Conference: 16-12
5-5 in the last 10

Utah Jazz
4th seed in the west
Record: 28-18
Home record: 19-6
Away record: 9-12
Streak: won 5
Conference: 14 -13
9-1 in the last 10

[JazzFan4Life18]

A win will put us only half a game behind the Mavs, plus give us the tiebreaker for the year. Pretty big, and I'm just glad it's in SLC. We should win.

[HammerDunk]

This game is HUGE. If we can go 2-1 over the next 3, we are going to be in GREAT SHAPE.

[Reckless]

1) Will Deron have a beard?

Apparently he's only going to just trim it and not shave it all off

If Andre Miller can drop 52 on Dallas, I'd imagine D-will will have a pretty big night

Apparently AK has a stomach virus and will be a game-time decision

[carrottop12]

Does it seem like AK has more game time decisions than anyone else in league history?

[dingojazz]

Any word on Boozer's health? Also, I'm assuming D-Will is back from his family stuff and is playing tonight, can anyone confirm?

[HolyToledo]

Sounds like Boozer improving and may be back for Saturdays game, but out tonight. Ak-47 might not play which makes winning this game unlikely. Millsap will need a big game along with DWILL. Memo and Millsap will likely share time versus Dirk but I think Ak-47 may be able to play him the best if he is able to play at all tonight.

Sloan was impressed by Millsap's last game and stated that he plans to give more minutes to Millsap even when Boozer comes back, thus taking minutes away from Memo. Sloan said he plans on using A boozer, millsao, and ak-47 lineup more often during the game. Since Memo has struggled throughout the year, it sounds like a good idea depending on matchups.

[Ming Kong!]

Damn AK and his caviar eating habits. Maybe it's the WoW, is he still playing that? Anyways, I just hope we have Boozer and Williams back. AK would be HUGE, but we could probably pull through it with the play of Korver and Mathews at the 3 spot, yes I know they are more SGs, but they can definite play SF if called upon, it's not that different of a position, and they have enough size to handle it for a game.

[Ming Kong!]

Damn no Boozer from what I'm reading, but nevertheless if we can have AK play, he can play back PF, and you know Millsap can be a beast.

[seejaydeja]

right now booz is questionable for wednesday, i doubt he'll be back till the weeks end.

this is a big game for us. Sap and Okur are gonna have to step it up big if AK is out as well.

We've had so many big games over the past week or two from our reserves. I don't know if we'll be as lucky tonight, I think Dallas gets this one. we're due a loss of this nature.

[Reckless]

AK would be HUGE, but we could probably pull through it with the play of Korver and Mathews at the 3 spot, yes I know they are more SGs, but they can definite play SF if called upon

Rotoworld -
Andrei Kirilenko participated in Monday's shootaround and, along with Deron Williams, is set to start for the Jazz tonight.

[Efernand]

Yea AK!

[FJS]

Let's go Jazz!!!

[kerplunk]

GO JAZZ!!!

[edfmx86]

Jazz win this one tonight. Winning the the tie breaker for this matchup, imo, is HUGE

[HolyToledo]

I would be really impressed if the Jazz can win this one without Boozer. The Jazz should have won the 1st two but let one get away, so we match up well with these guys but no Boozer tonight. Hope I am wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this game,especially since Mavs coach called out his team saturday for lack of defense.

[@ndrew]

Carlisle calling them out every given night. It won't help much...

[HolyToledo]

hearing Mavs announcers..they suck ....moved back to jazz announcers