Minnesota Timberwolves @ Utah Jazz Preview

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  1. Stockton

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    <div align="center"><font color="DarkGreen">Minnesota Timberwolves</font> (25-25) @ <font color="Navy">Utah Jazz</font> (16-33)</div>

    When: Friday 11th February, 9:00 PM (EST)
    Where: Delta Center
    Local TV: KJZZ / KSTC
    National TV: NBALP

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

    <div align="center"><font color="DarkGreen">Timberwolves</font>

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    <font size="1">Anthony Carter, Trenton Hassell, Wally Szczerbiak, Latrell Sprewell, Kevin Garnett,</font></div>

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

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    <font size="1">Raul Lopez, Gordan Giricek, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Jarron Collins</font></div>

    Injured List

    <font color="DarkGreen">Timberwolves:</font> Ndudi Ebi, Mark Madsen
    <font color="Navy">Jazz:</font> Keith McLeod

    Key Matchup

    Wally Szczerbiak vs. Andrei Kirilenko

    Kirilenko's return to form is proving to be a slow one, as his speed isn't at the level it was before his injury. Faster opponents seem to get the better of him recently. Szczerbiak will be looking to take advantage of this, and if he does he could score many points. Kirilenko and the Jazz can't let this happen.

    Prediction

    Timberwolves by 6.
     
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    Jazz won by 18. Memo started and we won, looks like a winning combination. Looking at the box-score, it was a team effort. Lopez was one assist away from the team getting four double-double's. Maybe we are getting back to the winning ways.
     
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    Boozer 21 pts, 11 rebounds.

    Finally Boozer has a decent game.... and guess what, we win! Maybe Boozer should get the hint.

    Anyways, I was unable to watch this game. Looks like Jazz played a good one though.
     
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    I think the Jazz have finally found a rotation that works. It only took 50 games. All the starters got 30+ minutes. In those minutes, they played well.

    Okur - 14 points, 12 rebounds.
    Boozer - 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.
    Kirilenko - 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals.
    Bell - 18 points, 3 assists.
    Lopez - 14 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

    Matt Harpring was the only bench player to get over 20 minutes, and that's because AK47 got in foul trouble. The Jazz should try shortening the rotation in the next game, it worked very well in this one.
     
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