<div align="center"><font color="Teal">New Orleans Hornets</font> (8-38) @ <font color="Navy">Utah Jazz</font> (15-31)</div> When: Saturday 5th February, 9:00 PM (EST) Where: Delta Center Local TV: CST National TV: NBALP <div align="center">Likely Starters</div> <div align="center"><font color="Teal">Hornets</font> <font size="1">Dan Dickau, JR Smith, Lee Nailon, Rodney Rogers, PJ Brown</font></div> <div align="center"><font color="Navy">Jazz</font> <font size="1">Raul Lopez, Gordan Giricek, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Jarron Collins</font></div> Injured List <font color="Teal">Hornets:</font> Baron Davis, Jamaal Magloire, Jamal Mashburn, David West <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Keith McLeod Key Matchup Dan Dickau vs. Raul Lopez Since been traded to the Hornets, Dan Dickau's role has increased dramatically. His numbers have also made a big jump, and with Baron Davis out, Dickau is running the Hornets offense. Raul Lopez has also been handed the starting spot because of injury, and he must not pick up fouls quickly. If he can stay out of foul trouble, look for a lot of assists from Raul. Prediction The Jazz should win this game, which is why I'm going with the Hornets. They seem to throw away games they are more than capable of winning, and contend with the league's best. Hornets by 5.
Even though the Jazz are playing really bad I think they should be able to get a win over the Hornets. Jazz by 9
The Jazz pull out the win tonight. By looking at the box score it was a team effort, 7 players in double figures. Maybe this is a turning-point in the season. BTW anyone who watched the game, what is some of the impressions of the team?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting spark22:</div><div class="quote_post">The Jazz pull out the win tonight. By looking at the box score it was a team effort, 7 players in double figures. Maybe this is a turning-point in the season. BTW anyone who watched the game, what is some of the impressions of the team?</div> Lol. I thought the Spurs/Suns game was our turning point........ that didn't happen. A Few other times same thing happened. We beat the Hornets, I don't expect the next few games to be any different than the usual Jazz . And the game was scheduled to be on KJAZZ, but it wasn't for some reason, NBATV only, so I couldn't watch it.
This was a good game from the Jazz, but I doubt it's a turning point in the season. Utah needs to string some games together and show consistency first, which is easier said than done. The Shooting Guard position is a logjam, Gordan Giricek, Raja Bell and Kirk Snyder are all deserving of minutes. The 3 point defense again the Jazz down, New Orleans shot 52% from 3 on 12 - 23 shooting. They shot 42% from the court. That's why the Jazz are the worst in the league at defending the 3 .
