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  1. Stockton

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    <div align="center"><font color="Navy">Utah Jazz</font> (17-33) @ <font color="Indigo">Phoenix Suns</font> (40-12)</div>

    When: Monday 14th February, 9:00 PM (EST)
    Where: America West Arena
    Local TV: FSAZ / FSN
    National TV: NBATVHighDef

    <div align="center">Likely Starters</div>

    <div align="center"><font color="Navy">Jazz</font>

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    <font size="1">Raul Lopez, Raja Bell, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur</font></div>

    <font color="Indigo">Suns</font>

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    <font size="1">Steve Nash, Joe Johson, Quentin Richardson, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire</font></div>

    Injured List

    <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Keith McLeod
    <font color="Indigo">Suns:</font> Injury Free

    Key Matchup

    Mehmet Okur vs. Amare Stoudemire

    Amare Stoudemire is having a great season, and it has been rewarded with his first ever All Star Game appearance. He is a dominating presence, and can throw down some nasty dunks. Okur will have to be prepared to take some bumps, and deny Stoudemire the ball as much as possible. The Suns will look to invole Stoudemire a lot on offense, Okur must not let him get any sort of position close to the hoop.

    Prediction

    The Jazz played well in their game with this new lineup against the T-Wolves, and are rested. The Suns had a close game the night before, and the Jazz have beat them earlier in the season. I'm going with a Jazz upset.

    Jazz by 4.
     
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    Suns by 18.
     
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    Well, the Jazz played excellently, and always had the lead. That is, till the 3rd quarter when both Kirilenko and Boozer left with injuries. Great..... Wonder how long they'll be out.
     
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    Its good that the All-Star break is coming up to give them some rest and maybe they will be ready after that. But we have the Lakers tonight, this will be the first game Boozer has missed all season.
     

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