Okur's Producing More Since Jazz Stars Are Out

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In the Jazz's last two games, he has averaged 38 minutes, 24 points and 11.5 rebounds.
    Mehmet Okur seems to sense why, too.
    "Andrei's out," he said. "Carlos's out."
    Those would be references to Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer, merely the Jazz's top two scorers, out for the season with a broken wrist and strained foot, respectively.
    The result: "A lot more touches," Okur said.
    It's not just the absence of those two, though, that seems to be spurring Okur in the waning weeks ? 11 games remain, including tonight's against Golden State ? of one rough season for the 22-49 Jazz.
    Bottom line: When the big man from Turkey plays more, he scores, and rebounds, more.</div>

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