Atlanta Hawks (10-27) @ Utah Jazz (18-17) When: Saturday 10th Decmber 9:00PM Where: Delta Center Local TV: UPN Atlanta, KJZZ National TV: NBALP Standings Atlanta: 13th Eastern Conference (.270) Utah: 9th Western Conference (.514) Key Stats Jazz home record: 14-3 Hawks road record: 5-17 Last games: Utah 96 @ Denver 106, Atlanta 67 @ LA Lakers 113 Probable Starters Jazz / Hawks PG: Carlos Arroyo / Jason Terry SG: Deshawn Stevenson / Boris Diaw SF: Aleksandar Pavlovic / Stephen Jackson PF: Andrei Kirilenko / Shareef Abdur Rahim C: Greg Ostertag / Theo Ratliff Coach: Jerry Sloan / Terry Sttots Injuries Jazz: Matt Harpring, Keon Clark, Curtis Borchardt Hawks: Obinna Ekezie Keys to the game Jazz 1. Harpring's absence. Utah have got to make up for this, he's their leading scorer and he wont be playing so someone else has to step up. 2. Rebounding. Utah have got to rebound to win games, because they're not a high scoring team. They don't need to rebound as much as normal, but they can't geet outrebounded. Hawks 1. Andrei Kirilenko. He's the most vital player to the Jazz's success and Abdur-Rahim and the Hawks must contain him. 2. Draw Fouls. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Greg Ostertag will get fouls if their opponent is driving to the hoop and they've got to play one on one defense. Utah are shorthanded and they cant get in foul trouble. Key Matchup: PF- Andrei Kirilenko vs. Shareef Abdur Rahim Prediction: Utah by 5. They're at home and against a struggling team, but Harp will be missed especially for the scoring.
