<font color="Gray"><div align="center">Two of the Year's Surprises Go Head to Head.</div></font> <div align="center"><u><font color="Red">Utah Jazz</font> @ <font color="LightBlue">Denver Nuggets</font></u></div> Time: 9:00 ET Venue: Pepsi Center TV: Fox, Rocky 2003-2004 Season Series 1st meeting ESPN Watch out for <u>Earl Boykins</u> <font color="LightRed">PPG - 11.1 RPG - 2.00 APG - 4.2 EFF - 10.67 Ranks #1 in the NBA in Free-Throw Percentage(0.926) Ranks #12 in the NBA in Assists Per Turnover(2.96) Ranks #18 in the NBA in Assists Per 48 Minutes(8.5)</font> My pick for 6th man this year. I feel he really deserves it, he will go out most nights and play his heart out for the team. Boykins lead the team with 22 points against the Lakers earlier in the week. Earl is really making a name for himself this year in Denver, look out. Jump's Prediction. Should be an interesting game. These two teams have been pleasant surprises this year and one of the coaches will likely walk away with the coach of the year. I think Carmelo will be average, and it will be a generally well rounded game for both teams. Denver by 7. <font size="1">Had to rush this but check back for a Denver @ Kings preview over the weekend.</font>
Nice preview Jump. This should be a hard game for Utah to win, Jerry Sloan and Matt Harpring wont be there. However in the win against the Mavs Sloan wasn't there and Phil Johnson was coaching. But they are on the road and I can't see Utah winning this, Nuggets by 9.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Utah stumbled out of the gate, trailed by 19 at halftime, and didn't recover in a 106-96 loss at Denver on Friday. DeShawn Stevenson had a team-high 19 points and Greg Ostertag added 15 and 13 rebounds. The Jazz host the Hawks on Saturday.</div> <font size="1"><font color="Gray">Raja Bell tallied 10 points Friday night.</font></font> Recap Box Score
I felt bad when the Jazz lost, Harpring was gone and poor Sloan's wife is struggling. I hope things work out, if I was watching, the game wouldn't really be on my mind. Great win though....
