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Recap 3/20/2007 - Golden State @ Utah - Free throws

9-9 & 24-30. The Jazz went 9-9 in the fourth quarter and 24-30 overall for the game from the line. This was the biggest factor in the win. Also, it seemed like AK was back to his normal defensive self. This helped offset the unbelievable 14-28 3-point shots from the Warriors. Ironically, the clincher was a trey from Millsap in the waning seconds, the first of his career.

The man of the game was Boozer with 25&21 and was the beneficiary of many of Williams' 17 assists.

Next game:
Friday, March 23rd @ LAC, 6:30 MDT.

Preview - Golden State @ Utah - 2/20/2007

These two have split the season series so far, with both visiting teams taking the loss. I expect that to stay the same tonight. I think the Jazz shake off the four-game skid and beat the Warriors convincingly. This team seems to have the ability to bounce back.

Marc Stein's Power Rankings

The latest Power Rankings are out from Stein, and despite the last 0-4, the Jazz only slipped to #6. I thought they might drop a bit further. Preview for tonight's game later today.

0-4 road trip

It's a good thing I didn't have an internet connection over the weekend. I wouldn't have even known what to write. I thought the last road trip would be rough, but not like that. They were all so ugly. I haven't seen the offense that horrible for a long time and certainly not with Deron Williams leading them. They played some teams that have been playing really well of late, but it's no excuse.

One note about the Cavs game, if the Jazz could have got a defensive rebound, they could have won. Get Millsap in there if no one else is going to pull them down.

Well, the next three games against the Warriors, Clippers, and Grizzlies should help. And forget about overtaking the Spurs. The Jazz are in full fend-off mode. They have the Rockets breathing down their necks for the fourth spot and home court during the first round.

Next Game: Tuesday, Mar. 20, 7:00pm

vs. Warriors

TV: KJZZ, NBALP

They keep coming...

These are great. Anyone know when these were taken? They have to be Illinois days, right?

Dee Brown is diverse

I didn't look hard enough through the pictures. I wish these were geo-tagged.

Um, this isn't going to end up on the internet is it?

Lots of pictures of NBA players with random white chicks at flickr. Williams, here though seems to prefer having a couple beers rather than a couple of roadies.

Is Cherokee Parks still considered an NBA player?

Recap 3/14/2007 Jazz @ Magic - Big let-down

Ugh. The final score of this one, 101-90 Magic. Take away three late threes by Okur & Fisher and this game isn't even close. Those did put them within four, but the Magic put it away after that with a couple layups. If you look at the stats, you would guess that this was a lot closer. And outside of rebounds, you would almost think they won. But the biggest thing for this game seemed to be that they couldn't get back on defense for fast breaks.

Complete Box Score

The Jazz are off tomorrow and play again @ Philly on Saturday. They're coming off a heart-breaker to the Bulls. The Jazz will have to put them away early as it's a young, confident team.