Dallas Mavericks (28-16) @ Utah Jazz (22-22) When: Wednesday 28, 9PM (ET) Where: Delta Center Standings: Mavs, 3rd Western Conference (.636) - Jazz 10th Western Conference (.500) Probable Starting lineups Utah / Dallas PG: Carlos Arroyo / Steve Nash SG: Deshawn Stevenson / Michael Finley SF: Andrei Kirilenko / Josh Howard PF: Michael Ruffin / Antoine Walker C: Greg Ostertag / Dirk Nowitzki Coach: Jerry Sloan / Don Nelson Injuries Jazz: Keon Clark, Curtis Borchardt, Mo Williams, Matt Harpring Mavs: Tariq Abdul Wahad, Eduardo Najera, Jon Steffanson Keys to the game Jazz 1. Free Throws. Utah needs to score a lot to win this one. They aren't a good FT shooting team and they can't let easy points slip away. 2. Rebounds. Utah lives and dies on the rebounds, and this game is no exception. Ostertag and Ruffin got 26 boards in the last game, they need to rebound like that again. Mavs. 1. Find ways to score. In their last game, Dallas struggled to score and they lost. 2. Mismatches. Antoine Walker can do what he wants with Michael Ruffin, and should look to score on him a lot. Key Matchup: C: Greg Ostertag vs. Dirk Nowitzki Prediction: Mavs by 6. Note: I should be able to start doing previews for each game now, I've been really stretched for time which is why I couldn't do them recently.
