Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs: NBA Game of the Week
The Utah Jazz (23-18) take a 3-0 season-series lead into San Antonio (25-15) tonight to test the Spurs at the AT&T Center for the second time this year. The last time the Jazz played in San Antonio they defeats the Spurs 113-99. The Spurs kept it closer the last time they met up, but lost nonetheless 104-101. The game airs live nationally tonight on ESPN at 9:00 PM EST.
Which Spurs team wil show up tonight? (Credit: picapp.com)
The game tonight features a Spurs team has been slowly beginning to play up to its potential, however, they have gone 4-3 over their last 7. It is tough to determine which version of the Spurs will show up on any random night, as one night they can pummel the Lakers by 20, then 6 days later they can lose to a team like Memphis. Nothing against Memphis, but they are a weak team defensively, and not in the same breath as the Lakers.
Will the games Tim Duncan misses to preserve his knees for the playoffs cause him to be too rusty to score 15 points and eclipse the career 20,000 point mark? Will Manu Ginobili show up to play tonight or will he lay a bunch of bricks?
The Jazz has played well of late going 5-2 over the last 7 games, beating Dallas and Cleveland during that span. Deron Williams has been battling through the pain of a sprained right wrist while Andrei Kirilenko is recovering from a hyper extended knee. Either player can be one drive to the basket, or a steal attempt away from sitting on the bench with a bag of ice.
The outcome of this game will depend on which version of the Spurs show up tonight versus the health of Williams and Kirilenko, players vital to Utah’s chances of winning. If the Spurs team that walked over the Lakers show up, it will not matter much if Utah is at full strength or not. If the Spurs play the way they did when they lost to Memphis, A depleted Utah team could walk away as the winner.
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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 by Adam Sedie
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