<div align="center"> <font color="Navy">Utah</font> <font color="DeepSkyBlue">Jazz</font> (13-26) @ <font color="Purple">Los Angeles</font> <font color="Yellow">Lakers</font> (20-15)</div> When: Monday 17th January, 10:30 PM (EST) Where: Staples Center Local TV: FSN / KJZZ National TV: NBALP <div align="center">Likely Starters</div> <div align="center"><font color="Navy">Jazz</font> <font size="1">Keith McLeod, Gordan Giricek, Matt Harpring, Carlos Boozer, Curtis Borcahrdt</font></div> <div align="center"><font color="Purple">Lakers</font></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><font size="1">Chucky Atkins, Sasha Vujacic, Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Chris Mihm</font></div> Injured List <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Andrei Kirilenko, Jarron Collins <font color="Purple">Lakers:</font> Kobe Bryant, Devean George, Vlade Divac Key Matchup Matt Harpring vs. Caron Butler With Kobe Bryant injured, Caron Butler will have to step up for the Lakers offensively. Both players can score, and will be hard to stop if they get going. The matchup is fairly even, so they will be looking to get on top of each other at both ends. Prediction This should be a close game, both teams are without their best player. They're both desperate for a win, and it should be a phsyical encounter. Lakers 95 Jazz 93
The Lakers have suprisingly been playing well without Kobe...I think the Jazz will lose also. I wish this Jazz team could just find some consistency.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting calijazz:</div><div class="quote_post">I wish this Jazz team could just find some consistency.</div> They are consistant, consistantly bad. Ok, that was corny but I just had to do that. On to the game tonight, this game is going to be tough as the Lakers are always tough to beat in the Staples Center. But I think the Jazz can pull this one out, or I hope they can. I'm going to say the Jazz by 7.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting spark22:</div><div class="quote_post">They are consistant, consistantly bad.</div> Not necessarily. Last week the Jazz beat the Spurs and Suns but lost to the Kings and Cavs. There is just no consistency there.
I know what you are saying, it was just too tempting to pass up. But it seems like we can't get a roll going in any game, I don't want to jinx us in this game with the Lakers, but we will play good for the first and second quarter and then have a huge slump in the 3rd and then we can't climb out of the hole in the fourth. I think if we would play the whole game the same, we would have won a lot of the games we played.
Nice win for the Jazz...first road win since the Philly game. Also the first road win vs. the Lakers since December of 2000. Raja was the man.
Good to see them win..... next game we will have Kirilenko I think, I can't wait to see how they play.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Marbire:</div><div class="quote_post">..... next game we will have Kirilenko I think, I can't wait to see how they play.</div> Yeah, we'll have Kirilenko Saturday. Expect limited minutes though.
Jazz 102, Lakers 94 This was a good game from Utah, they played for the entire game and didn't throw it away in the 4th quarter. Raja Bell was playing great in the second half, and he made some clutch plays. Matt Harpring really led the way with 19 points, 7 boards and 6 assists. This game could've easily gone the other way, the Jazz are finally starting to show signs of direction as a team in the clutch. Raul Lopez had a good game with 9 assists in 25 minutes, Keith McLeod will have to pick up his game if he is too keep starting. The long wait is nearly over, Andrei should be back for the next game .
