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Standings

West

East

 

W

L

Pct

GB

Southwest Division

 

DAL

10

3

.769

_

 

HOU

7

6

.538

3

 

SA

4

6

.400

4

 

NO

5

8

.385

5

 

MEM

4

8

.333

5

Northwest Division

 

DEN

8

4

.667

_

 

POR

9

5

.643

_

 

OC

7

6

.538

1

 

UTA

6

6

.500

2

 

MIN

1

11

.083

7

Pacific Division

 

PHO

10

3

.769

_

 

LAL

9

3

.750

1/2

 

SAC

5

6

.455

4

 

LAC

5

9

.357

5

 

GS

4

8

.333

5

Atlantic Division

 

BOS

9

4

.692

_

 

TOR

6

7

.462

3

 

PHI

5

7

.417

3

 

NY

2

9

.182

6

 

NJ

0

12

.000

8

Southeast Division

 

ATL

11

2

.846

_

 

ORL

10

3

.769

1

 

MIA

7

5

.583

3

 

WAS

3

8

.273

7

 

CHA

3

9

.250

7

Central Division

 

MIL

7

3

.700

1/2

 

CLE

9

4

.692

_

 

CHI

6

5

.545

2

 

IND

5

5

.500

2

 

DET

5

7

.417

3

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At practice Wednesday morning the players we talked to thought they were "nastier" at times, but needed more in order to get back into the series.

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"In Game one, we played two good quarters and last night we played three good quarters, we need to play four in order to beat the Lakers," said Kyle Korver.

In the first two games in Los Angeles the Jazz got off to terrible starts, down 22 at the half in Game one, 11 at the half in Game two.

If the Jazz expect to get back into this series they have to have better starts at home. Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer expect a surge of energy from the home crowd.

Jerry Sloan responded by saying, "We just have to work our butts off and I'm sure we will get a lift from our home fans, but they can't run the floor for us."

No they can't. The home crowd will be a factor and the Jazz will need to take that energy and turn it into "nastiness" like the Lakers have yet to see from this Jazz team in this series.