<div align="center"> <font color="Navy">Utah Jazz</font> (10-14) @ <font color="DarkOrange">New York Knicks</font> (12-11)</div> When: Sunday 19th December, 3:00 PM (EST) Where: Madison Square Garden Local TV: MSG / KJZZ National TV: NBALP <div align="center"><font color="Navy">Jazz</font> </div> <div align="center"><font size="1">Carlos Arroyo, Raja Bell, Matt Harpring, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur</font></div> <div align="center"><font color="DarkOrange">Knicks</font></div> <div align="center"> <font size="1">Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Tim Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Nazr Mohammed</font></div> Injured List <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Andrei Kirilenko, Jarron Collins, Keith McLeod <font color="DarkOrange">Knicks:</font> Jamison Brewer, Anfernee Hardaway Key Matchup Carlos Arroyo vs. Stephon Marbury Carlos Arroyo recently had an argument with Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan, right in the middle of Arroyo's best few games of the season. The two are still arguing as far as I know. Carlos will have his hands full guarding Stephon Marbury. Marbury can take over games, and if Arroyo isn't on his game, or gets benched by the coach the Jazz could have Marbury do to them what Gary Payton of Boston did recently. Prediction The Jazz will have their character tested against New York. Boston dominated the Jazz in Boston, and Utah have to bounce back in their game. They must pick up their defense, especially on the opposing PG, Marbury. They will need to have a good game to win, and I think they can do it. Jazz 96 Knicks 93.
I think the Knicks will continue their great basketball play recently and their comeback win against the 76ers was really huge. Jamal Crawford has been doing well and now Houston seems to be back on form and I really cannot see the Jazz trying to shutdown crawford, starbury and houston. I predict the Knicks will win this by 4.
Utah throw it away in the 4th quarter again. They could've won, but bad choices cost them. Knicks 94, Jazz 93.
God, they should of gave the last 3 to Okur, not Harpring..... Raja also played very well today. Hopefully they can pick up a win tomorrow with Philly
Again another big game by Jamal Crawford... Indeed...the Jazz loss the game to themselves again. Just how many games they have threw away like this already in this season?
Hi, I watched whole match. Don't you think that the others gave the ball to Mehmet Okur very rarely? I count he took the ball 3 or 4 times in whole match. Jazz would win if they played over Okur. Angry about that!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shekerx:</div><div class="quote_post">Hi, I watched whole match. Don't you think that the others gave the ball to Mehmet Okur very rarely? I count he took the ball 3 or 4 times in whole match. Jazz would win if they played over Okur. Angry about that!</div> I totally agree. Okur is an excellent shooter, and they hardly give him the ball. I find myself yelling at the Jazz for letting some other fool airball it, when Okur has proven over and over that he can hit from anywhere. Problem with Okur is he doesn't have the best post up skills...... if they can run some plays to get him some jumpers or threes though, that would be good.
If I was the Jazz, I would give Okur the ball more for the reason said above. I would have Okur playing the high post almost exclusivly, and let him face up and either shoot or pass to a guy in the low post or a cutting wing player.