NBA: SEATTLE (7-17) at UTAH (13-11) <h3>Slumping Jazz look to end slide vs. Sonics</h3> <div class="pre">Seattle (7-17) at Utah (13-11) 9:00 pm EST</div> SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) - The Utah Jazz will try to snap theirlongest losing streak in nearly two years when they host theSeattle SuperSonics on Saturday. The Jazz have lost six straight, their longest slide sincedropping nine consecutive in March, 2005. Despite 22 points and 12 rebounds from Carlos Boozer, Utahcouldn't correct its dismal play on Friday, suffering a 99-91setback to the Trail Blazers - its second loss to Portland infour days. "I wouldn't call it desperation time," Jazz coach Jerry Sloansaid. "We are not going to panic. Hopefully, our players do abetter job of understanding what we have to do to get goingagain." The Jazz have allowed 107.5 points per game during their slideand have been oustscored by an average of 7.5 points. Things won't get easier for the Jazz against the Sonics. Utahhas lost five of its last eight games against Seattle -including four of its last six at home. To make matters worse for Utah, the Sonics enter the game afterback-to-back victories over the New York Knicks and MinnesotaTimberwolves. However, Seattle has failed to win three straightat any point this season.
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT UTAH - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS SEATTLE UTAH F Damien Wilkins F Andrei Kirilenko F Chris Wilcox F Carlos Boozer C Nick Collison C Jarron Collins G Kevin Durant G Ronnie Brewer G Earl Watson G Deron Williams OFFICIALS: Jim Clark Matt Boland James Capers</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">SEATTLE VS UTAH - INACTIVES SEATTLE UTAH PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON D WEST PLANTAR FASCITIS, RI M OKUR SHOULDER R SWIFT RIGHT KNEE INJURY</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT UTAH - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS SEATTLE UTAH F Chris Wilcox F Andrei Kirilenko F Damien Wilkins F Carlos Boozer C Nick Collison C Jarron Collins G Earl Watson G Deron Williams G Kevin Durant G Ronnie Brewer OFFICIALS: Jim Clark Matt Boland James Capers</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 27 27 UTAH 20 20 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER SEA - WALLY SZCZERBIAK 8, DAMIEN WILKINS 6, CHRIS WILCOX 4 UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 5, JARRON COLLINS 4, ANDREI KIRILENKO 4</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 27 13 40 UTAH 20 31 51 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME SEA - WALLY SZCZERBIAK 9, DAMIEN WILKINS 6, JOHAN PETRO 6 UTH - ANDREI KIRILENKO 11, CARLOS BOOZER 11, RONNIE BREWER 8</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at UTAH <div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 27 13 26 66 UTAH 20 31 25 76 END 3RD QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER SEA - WALLY SZCZERBIAK 18, CHRIS WILCOX 8, NICK COLLISON 8 UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 19, RONNIE BREWER 16, ANDREI KIRILENKO 11</div>
