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  1. Stockton

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    <font color="Navy">Utah Jazz (6-3)</font> @ <font color="Red">Atlanta Hawks (2-6)</font></div>

    When: Saturday 20th November, 7:00 PM (EST)
    Where: Philips Arena
    Local TV: Turner / FSN
    National TV: NBALP

    <div align="center">Projected Starting Lineups</div>

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    <div align="center"><font size="1">Carlos Arroyo, Gordan Giricek, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Jarron Collins</font></div>

    <div align="center"><font color="Red">Atlanta Hawks</font></div>

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    <font size="1">Kenny Anderson, Boris Diaw Rifford, Al Harrington, Antoine Walker, Jason Collier</font></div>

    Injured List

    <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Kris Humphries, Raul Lopez, Aleksandar Radojevic
    <font color="Red">Hawks:</font> Chris Crawford, Kevin Willis, Donta Smith

    Key Matchup

    Carlos Boozer vs. Antoine Walker

    Both are they key to their respective teams success. Boozer is enjoying a great season with the Jazz, and is leading them in PPG and RPG. Walker is looked upon by the Hawks every game to score and rebound, much like Boozer on the Jazz. Boozer has a better post game, but Walker has a 3 point shot in his arsenal.

    Prediction

    This game comes at a critical game for the Jazz. They should've beaten Miami, but lost in OT. Obviously, moral is down. The Hawks can't be taken too lightly, and they can win this one. The Jazz just have to put the Miami game behind them, and just focus and play Basketball. If Utah wins they finish a 4 game road trip that only lasted 5 days 2-2.

    Utah 90 Atlanta 85.
     
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    Maybe I can watch this game, I hope it won't be blacked out. I think the Jazz should win this one but playing a four game road trip in a five day period is really hard. But I give the Jazz this one.
     
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    Jazz by 11
     
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    The Jazz are struggling, down 31-37 with 5:13 left in the 2nd. The schedule isn't doing them any favours.
     
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    Well the Jazz pulled that one out. I watched all but the second quarter last night, I had to eat supper during 2nd quarter. The Jazz seem to need a little bit of rest, they didn't seem to have their best game. While I was really impressed with the Hawks, if you give them a while to play together, I think they could do something. Woodson seems to be a good defensive coach. And Josh Childress seems to be a budding star, Mark Price and the other guy on Turner South was comparing him to AK.
    Boozer's dunk in the second half was nice as well as one of Arroyo's passes to Okur on the fast break. It was just good to watch the Jazz win, especially after watching Bama lose to Auburn.
     
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    Andrei Kirilenko's stats: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 blocks and 1 steal.
     

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