Jazz pregame notes vs. Warriors


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STANDINGS
• The Jazz is 28-19 (16-8 home, 12-11 road)
• The Warriors are 19-27 (13-10 home, 6-17 road)
SERIES
• The Jazz is 97-56 all-time against Golden State with a 36-41 record on the road
• This season the Jazz is 1-1 against Golden State with each team picking up wins at home
• Only two of the last six games against Golden State have been decided by 10 points or less
• Utah has won three of the last four road games in Golden State
• Utah swept Golden State 3-0 last season

JAZZ NOTES
• The Jazz broke a six-game losing streak with a win over Minnesota on Friday night despite not having Deron Williams who missed the game with a wrist injury
• Utah's 32 first quarter points against Minnesota were the most since 12/1 vs. Indiana (35), it was also the first time Utah won the opening quarter since 1/14 vs. Cleveland
• In the win over Minnesota, Andrei Kirilenko filled up the stat sheet with 27 points, six rebounds, seven assists, five steals and one block
• Utah is 21-3 when scoring 100+ points and 7-16 when scoring under 100
• Six of Utah's last seven opponents have scored 100 points or more
• Al Jefferson currently ranks sixth in scoring among league centers (16.7)
• Despite suffering a wrist injury against San Antonio in the first half on 1/26, Deron Williams lead the Jazz with 39 points, four rebounds and nine assists
• Utah's bench only allows 26.9 ppg, the second lowest in the NBA

WARRIORS NOTES
• The Warriors are currently on a four-game losing streak which was preceded by a four-game winning streak, Golden State had not won four straight since 2/26/08 through 3/4/08
• The Warriors last 10 opponents have scored 100 points or more
• Of the 43 top-scoring performances in the NBA this season, Monta Ellis owns seven of them, no other player appears on the list more than four times
• Golden State averages 11.9 offensive rebounds per game (sixth in the NBA) which has led to the Warriors being one of the top teams in second chance points (13.3 ppg) good for 10th in the NBA
• Golden State is shooting 39.9 percent from beyond the arc this season (first in the NBA), the Warriors have shot 40 percent-or-better from three in 23 games this season, including 11 games of 50 percent-or-better
• Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry are averaging a combined 44.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 4.13 steals
• Dorell Wright has started all 46 games this season, averaging 16.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.41 steals in 39.2 minutes, Wright averaged 7.1 points last season in Miami
• Dorell Wright's 9.6 point increase ranks first in the NBA among players who have appeared in at least 30 games this season

COMING UP NEXT
• The Jazz will play against Houston in Salt Lake City on Monday
• The Warriors play against Milwaukee in Oakland on Thursday

INJURIES
• Kyrylo Fesenko - PROBABLE (sinus infection)
• Mehmet Okur - DID NOT TRAVEL (strained lower back)
• Deron Williams - GAME-TIME DECISION (strained tendon, right wrist)
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• None for Golden State

PRONUNCIATIONS
• Louis Amundson………………………….AH-mund-son
• Andris Biedrins……………..AHN-dris BE-a-drinsch
• Stephen………………………………………………STEFF-in
• Monta……………………………………………….MON-tay
• Dan Gadzuric…………………………gahd-zah-REACH
• Jerry Sichting……………………………………..SEE-sting
• Ekpe Udoh……………………………..Ehp-pay You-doe
• --------------------------------------------------------------
• Kyrylo Fesenko……….….…….…Kuh-rill Feh-sink-o
• Andrei Kirilenko…….AHN-dray KEAR-ah-link-oh
• Mehmet Okur……..….………………..MEM-it O-cur
• Deron Williams……….………………….……..DARE-in

On a side note, check out and vote on the "UPS Guy" poll below. Derek Garduno carries the trophy for "Best Jazz Pregame Open". Bring back the UPS guy! He's the guy that gathers all the great info that you just read.

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