Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Jazz talked before the season about being an improved road team, but it hasn’t worked out that way yet. They returned home from a 1-4 road trip and beat Phoenix 109-97 on Monday to improve to 5-0 at home.
They will have the chance to win a sixth consecutive home game Wednesday against Milwaukee, which will be arriving from Denver to play the second game of a back-to-back set. Former Utah Ute Andrew Bogut is averaging 11.2 points for the Bucks this season.
The true test for the Jazz won’t come until they head out again on the road, on a trip Friday and Saturday to San Antonio and Memphis. The Jazz haven’t beaten the Spurs in San Antonio since February 1999, a span of 21 games.
“Somehow we’ve got to bottle it up and take it with us,” Carlos Boozer said.
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Utah Jazz: Okur back from trip to Turkey
Jazz center Mehmet Okur arrived back in Salt Lake City on Sunday from Istanbul, nearly one week after he left the team to be with his ailing father.
KG suspended 1 game; Shaq fined $25K
Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett has been suspended for one game and Phoenix center Shaquille O’Neal has been fined $25,000 for separate incidents over the weekend. Garnett was penalized for hitting Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday’s game. Garnett will sit out Tuesday night when the Celtics host the New York Knicks. O’Neal was fined for verbally abusing an official and failing to leave the court quickly after being ejected Sunday night against Detroit.NBA/~4/456550686″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Clippers have problems all over
What’s wrong with the Clippers? Where do you want to start? Charley Rosen takes aim at a truly dysfunctional team.NBA/~4/457241045″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
It’s been a rough stretch for Mark Cuban
The Mavs stink. MLB is blackballing him. And the SEC is on his case. Kevin Hench is almost sorry for billionaire Mark Cuban. Almost.NBA/~4/456564579″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Jazz G Williams, C Okur likely to miss game Monday (PA SportsTicker)
The Utah Jazz likely will be without guard Deron Williams and center Mehmet Okur in Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
Celtics, others may be interested in Marbury
NBA Player’s Association attorney Hal Biagas is expected to resume Stephon Marbury buyout talks with Knicks president Donnie Walsh Wednesday or Thursday, with a possibility of a formal proposal coming by week’s end, according to a person familiar with the situation.NBA/~4/457716707″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
NBA Power Poll: Ranking teams, sizing up rookies (SportingNews.com)
After Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start for the Warriors, it only seemed right to take a closer look at the rookies in this week’s Power Poll.
