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STANDINGS
* The Jazz is 31-24 (17-12 home, 14-12 road)
* The Suns are 26-26 (15-12 home, 11-14 road)
SERIES
* Utah is 71-82 all-time against the Suns with a 49-27 record at home and 22-55 mark on the road
* The Suns have the opportunity to sweep the season series for the first time since 1982-83 and for just the fourth time in the history of the series
* The Jazz has lost its last three games against Phoenix
* The Suns have won eight of the last 15 meetings in the series at US Airways Center
* Utah finished the 2009-10 season at home with the Suns defeating the Jazz 100-86 to rob them of home court advantage in the playoffs
JAZZ NOTES
· * The Jazz are 4-6 over the last 10 games
SUNS NOTES
· · The Suns are 6-4 over the last 10 games
· The Suns have won 11 of their last 16 games overall
· Only three NBA teams own a better record than Phoenix's 11-5 (.688) mark since 1/12, only the San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies own a better mark in that span
· The Suns have used 12 different starting lineups in 2010-11 (52 games) after using eight in 82 games in 2009-10
· The Suns have won 38 of their last 43 games when holding their opponent under 100 points
· Steve Nash is four three-pointers shy of moving past Eddie Jones and into the top 10 on the NBA's all-time list for made three-point field goals
· Steve Nash is nine assists shy of passing Gary Payton for seventh on the NBA's all-time assist list
· Marcin Gortat joined the Suns with 12 career double-digit scoring efforts in 175 career games and now has 15 in 25 games with the Suns
COMING UP NEXT
· The Jazz will play against Golden State in Salt Lake City on Wednesday
· The Suns play against Dallas in Phoenix on Thursday
INJURIES
· Raja Bell - GAME-TIME DECISION (strained left calf)
· Andrei Kirilenko - OUT (sprained right ankle)
· Mehmet Okur - OUT (strained lower back)
· Ronnie Price - GAME-TIME DECISION (sprained right big toe)
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· Goran Dragic - OUT (left foot)
· Gani Lawal - OUT (torn ACL, partially torn MCL, right knee)
PRONUNCIATIONS
· Goran Dragic………………………..GORE-on DRAH-gitch
· Marcin Gortat………………………. MAR-chin GORE-tot
· Igor Kokoskov……………………..………..kuh-KOS-kov
· Gani Lawal…………………………….GON-ee luh-WALL
· Mickael Pietrus…………………………My-kel PEE-trus
· Garret Siler………………………………..........SIGH-luhr
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· 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
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