Utah Jazz (34-33) @ Toronto Raptors (28-38) When: Wednesday 17, 7:30 PM (ET) Where: Air Canada Centre TV: FSN (Local) RSN, NBALP (National) Standings Jazz: 9th Western Conference (.507) Raptors: 10th Eastern Conference (.424) Jazz road record: 11-22 Raptors home record: 16-17 Probable Starting lineups Jazz / Raptors PG: Carlos Arroyo / Alvin Williams SG: Gordan Giricek / Jalen Rose SF: Andrei Kirilenko / Vince Carter PF: Tom Guggliotta / Donyell Marshall C: Jarron Collins / Chris Bosh Coach: Jerry Sloan / Kevin O'Neill Key bench players Jazz: Raul Lopez, Greg Ostertag, Raja Bell Raptors: Rod Strickland, Morris Peterson, Corie Blount Injuries Jazz: Curtis Borchardt, Matt Harpring Raptors: Milt Palacio, Robert Archibald Keys to the game Jazz 1. Don't let Vince get going. When Vince is healthy, there's alomst no stopping him. Utah can't let him get going, and Andrei will have to play nose to nose D so he can't score easily. 2. Play to the end. When Utah got behind against Denver, they seemed to give up. When your playing on the road, you can't give up or you should lose by a lot. Raptors 1. Play hard D. Denver exposed one of Utah's main weaknesses, offense. When Utah can't get good shots off, they really struggle. 2. Watch Kirileno closely. Just because he isn't scoring, doesn't mean he's no dominating the boards or dishing some assists. He is one of the most verstile guys in the NBA and he can do way more than score and can play on both ends of the floor. Key matchup: The 2 all stars go at it - SF: Andrei Kirilenko vs. Vince Carter. Prediction. With the recent road performance, I'd say moral is prettty low in Utah and Toronto come off with a win. Raptors by 8. EDIT: This was the 200th thread in the Jazz forum
