Game 29: Mavericks vs. Jazz

The Mavericks are now 17-11 and are playing back-to-backs, with this being the second game. They ended up topping Portland 102-94 on Christmas day... which could mean that fatigue could be a factor for the Mavericks today. The Jazz are 17-13 coming into this game against the Mavericks and have lost their last two games and are 5-5 in their last ten (but 2-4 in their last six). The Mavericks could be facing the Jazz at the perfect time.

Dallas Mavericks Player Stats 08-09

Name	Dirk Nowitzki	Jason Terry	Josh Howard	Jason Kidd
Points Per Game	26.1	21.0	17.9	9.0
Rebounds Per Game	8.9	2.9	5.7	6.4
Assists Per Game	2.6	3.8	1.4	8.4
Blocks Per Game	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.5

Erick Dampier leads the team with 1.3 blocks per game.

Utah Jazz Player Stats 08-09

Name	Carlos Boozer*	Mehmet Okur*	Paul Milsap*	Deron Williams
Points Per Game	20.5	16.6	15.0	14.4
Rebounds Per Game	11.7	8.2	9.0	2.9
Assists Per Game	2.7	1.8	1.9	9.7
Blocks Per Game	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.2

Boozer and Okur look to be out for this game. Okur is experiencing back spasms and Boozer has a strainged left quadriceps. And to add insult to injury, Milsap is listed as questionable due to a hyperextended left knee. If you have ever hyperextended anything, you know just how bad that hurts.

More Utah Jazz Player Stats 08-09

Name	Andrei Kirilenko	Ronnie Brewer	C.J. Miles
Points Per Game	12.5	12.1	9.6
Rebounds Per Game	5.3	3.0	2.3
Assists Per Game	3.0	2.6	1.7
Blocks Per Game	1.4	0.2	0.2

Here are three more players for the Jazz, since their top three players are going to be out (more than likely, anyway).

Forecast: The Jazz are limping... it will be a Mavericks routing the Jazz, easily. I kind of feel sorry for the Jazz, in a way. Score: 112-91.

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