<font color="DeepSkyBlue">Utah</font> <font color="Purple">Jazz</font> (34-32) @ <font color="Blue">Denver</font> <font color="Yellow">Nuggets</font> (35-32) When: Sunday 14th March, 10:00 PM (ET) Where: Pepsi Center TV: KJZZ, FSN (Local) NBALP (National) Standings Jazz: 9th Western Conference (.515) Nuggets: 8th Western Conference (.522) Jazz road record: 11-21 Nuggets home record:22-12 Probable Starting lineups Jazz / Nuggets PG: Carlos Arroyo / Andre Miller SG: Gordan Giricek / Voshon Lenard SF: Andrei Kirilenko / Carmelo Anthony PF: Tom Guggliotta / Nene C: Jarron Collins / Marcus Camby Key bench players Jazz: Greg Ostertag, Raul Lopez, Raja Bell Nuggets: Jon Barry, Earl Boykins, Michael Doleac Injuries Jazz: Curtis Borchardt, Matt Harpring (IL) Nuggets: Chris Andersen, Mark Pope, Jeff Trepaigner (IL) Keys to the game Jazz 1. Stop Carmelo. Carmelo didn't like AK47 getting into the All Star game, he felt he should of been there. In his last game he got 30 points, he's out to prove something, and he's hot right now. 2. Rebounding. Marcus Camby can dominate the boards, and he should do it in this game. Jarron and the rest of the Jazz big men need to box out well. Nuggets 1. Get the Jazz big men in foul trouble. Recently, Utah's big men are getting in foul trouble and causing the other team to shoot FT's. Denver should look to draw fouls, and get in the bonus. 2. Don't let someone get hot. Gordan Giricek simply couldn't be stopped against Phoenix, Denver will know this and play good D on him. But this normally results in someone else stepping up, my guess is Raul Lopez or Sasha. Key Matchup: SF: Andrei Kirilenko vs. Carmelo Anthony Prediction: This is probably Utah's most important game of the season, they can get into the 8th spot with a W or go 1 and a half games back. Unfortunately, I can't see them beating the Nuggets on the road, Nuggets by 4.
This is a very important game for the Jazz.They will need to win this to get into the 8th and final spot for the playoffs.The Jazz aren't that great road team.So I predict the Nuggets win by 5 and that Gordan Giricek should have a great game.Carmelo should have a even better game than Gordan.
This was just plain ugly for Utah, Portland are on fire right now and Utah are going to have to really pick it up to get in the playoffs. 102-75 Denver win. Andre Miller almost got a triple double, Denver dominated throughout, there's no real positives to come out of this one.
