Jazz pregame notes vs. Nets


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One of the great unheralded resources to us sports guys is the Sports Information Director.

Each team has one (or several). They usually come with different titles, but they are the liaisons between the media and the players/coaches. They are also fountains of knowledge.

The Jazz have their gaggle of uber-Jazz nerds, Linda Luchetti, Jonathan Rinehart, Derek Garduno and Hannah Lee... but I'm going to single out Derek Garduno because he sends me some incredible pregame info that I need to pass along.

And be sure to check out the video at the bottom. It is must see internet-TV.

STANDINGS
• The Jazz is 27-14 (15-7 home, 12-7 road)
• The Nets are 10-31 (7-10 home, 3-21 road)

SERIES
• Utah is 47-26 all-time against the Nets with a 18-18 record on the road
• Utah swept the Nets 2-0 last season for the first time since 2003
• The Jazz have won the last two gams in New Jersey
• The Jazz picked up a 98-88 win against New Jersey in Salt Lake City on 11/12

JAZZ NOTES
• Utah lost for the first time on Monday when scoring 100 points or more on the road, the Jazz's record now stands at 11-1 when hitting the century mark on the road
• The Jazz are 10-1 when allowing under 100 points on the road
• With 12 come-from-behind-victories from double digit deficits this season, much praise belongs to the Jazz second unit for stepping up the defensive pressure. Utah's bench has allowed a mere 25.1 points per game this season, the lowest in the NBA by any bench
• Seven times this season Utah has won a game in which it had trailed by 15-or-more points, which, less than halfway into the current season, is already the highest single-season total of wins of that type by any NBA team since the Jazz itself had eight such wins in the 2006-07 season
• With 26 points in Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Deron Williams has scored at least 10 points in 47 consecutive games (4/2/10-1/14/11), matching his previous record (12/29/07-4/4/08). Williams is five games away from Carlos Boozer's record of 51 games (12/19/09-4/9/10), the longest streak in the last five seasons
• Deron Williams has scored over 20 points in three straight games
• Al Jefferson is currently averaging 1.9 blocks, the most by a Jazzman since the 2006-07 season when Andrei Kirilenko averaged 2.1. Jefferson's 2.0 average is also the highest by a Jazz center since the 1999-00 season when Greg Ostertag notched 2.1 blocks per game
• Deron Williams and Al Jefferson are the second highest scoring point guard/center tandem in the NBA at 38.9 ppg

NETS NOTES
• The Nets have lost 11 of 12 games and six games straight
• The Nets bench has outscored their opponents' bench in seven straight games, in those games, they held a 325-221 advantage
• Over the last eight games, Sasha Vujacic is the Nets second leading scorer at 14.3 ppg while also averaging 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists
• Kris Humphries is averaging a career-high and team-high 9.3 rebounds throughout the first 41 games of the season. he has tallied 10+ rebounds 20 times and 15+ boards seven times including a team-high 12 double-doubles
• Devin Harris and Brook Lopez are the fifth highest scoring point guard/center tandem in the NBA at 34.9 ppg
• Nets Rookie Derrick Favors is the youngest player in the NBA
• The Nets are 2-18 when allowing 100 points or more
• The Nets are 1-25 when opponents have a higher field goal percentage
• The Nets rank 29th in the NBA in points at 92.4

COMING UP NEXT
• The Jazz will play at Boston on Friday
• The Nets will play in Detroit on Friday

INJURIES
• None

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• Damion James - OUT (broken foot)
• Anthony Morrow - OUT (strained right hamstring)
• Troy Murphy - OUT (illness)

PRONUNCIATIONS
• Ben Uzoh………………………………………………OO-zoh
• Johan Petro………………………………………….Joe-han
• --------------------------------------------------------------
• 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. Garduno carries the trophy for "Best Jazz Pregame Open". Bring back the UPS guy!

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