GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (13-5) at SACRAMENTO (6-10)

NBA: UTAH (13-5) at SACRAMENTO (6-10)

<h3>Jazz face Kings seeking fourth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Utah (13-5) at Sacramento (6-10) 10:00 pm EST</div>

SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) - With Carlos Boozer and MehmetOkur back from injury, the Utah Jazz visit the Sacramento Kingsseeking their fourth straight win on Tuesday.


Boozer scored 24 points and added 15 rebounds while Okurcontributed 25 points and four 3-pointers as the Jazz registereda 110-101 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. The win cameafter Jazz coach Jerry Sloan agreed to a one-year contractextension through the 2008-09 season earlier in the day.

Boozer missed Utah's previous game with a sprained right anklewhile Okur sat out with a back injury. Despite the absence oftheir two big men, the Jazz won their eighth straight game athome with a 24-point rout of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Jazz are just 5-4 on the road this season and have lostthree of their last four away from Energy Solutions Arena. Utahopens a three-game road trip against the Kings, beforetraveling to play the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spursthis weekend.


Utah needs a strong performance if it is to come away with a winover the Kings, who are 6-3 at home this season.


Sacramento has won two of its last three games - including a107-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday as RonArtest led the way with 26 points.


Artest makes his first appearence of the season against the Jazzafter missing the Kings' last game against Utah earlier thisseason while serving a seven-game suspension.

 

NBA: UTAH at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">UTAH AT SACRAMENTO - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


UTAH SACRAMENTO

F Andrei Kirilenko F Ron Artest
F Carlos Boozer F Mikki Moore
C Mehmet Okur C Brad Miller
G Ronnie Brewer G Kevin Martin
G Deron Williams G Beno Udrih

OFFICIALS: Monty McCutchen
James Capers
John Gobel</div>

 

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<div class="pre">UTAH VS SACRAMENTO - INACTIVES

UTAH SACRAMENTO

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
M ALMOND COACH'S DECISION S ABDUR-RAHIM SORE RIGHT KNEE
K FESENKO COACH'S DECISION M BIBBY THUMB INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 7
SACRAMENTO 6 9:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 21
SACRAMENTO 13 5:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 25
SACRAMENTO 22 2:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 35
SACRAMENTO 27 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 35 35
SACRAMENTO 27 27 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 10, RONNIE BREWER 10,
MATT HARPRING 5
SAC - RON ARTEST 9, KEVIN MARTIN 7, BRAD
MILLER 4</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 37
SACRAMENTO 31 8:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 41
SACRAMENTO 37 6:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 49
SACRAMENTO 45 2:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 56
SACRAMENTO 53 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 35 21 56
SACRAMENTO 27 26 53 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 12, DERON WILLIAMS 10,
RONNIE BREWER 10
SAC - KEVIN MARTIN 15, RON ARTEST 13, BRAD
MILLER 9</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 62
SACRAMENTO 61 8:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 66
SACRAMENTO 61 5:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 70
SACRAMENTO 66 2:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 77
SACRAMENTO 74 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 35 21 21 77
SACRAMENTO 27 26 21 74 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 18, CARLOS BOOZER 14,
RONNIE BREWER 14
SAC - KEVIN MARTIN 25, RON ARTEST 15, BRAD
MILLER 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 84
SACRAMENTO 83 9:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 92
SACRAMENTO 91 5:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>