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mercury · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2006, 06:16 PM

16-17 ............................ 26-4

Palace of Auburn Hills
7:30 PM EST
TV: WDIV
Radio: WDFN 1130

Jazz Report

The Jazz are sporting a 5 game winning streak going into Friday night's match against Memphis (Memphis smoked em by 22 pts). The are currently 1/2 game out of first place in the Northwest division.

Utah has inserted Collins into the starting lineup and moved Memo to PF until Boozer returns (apprx 2 weeks). They have also demoted Deron Williams to the bench.
The challange will be to keep the Jazz off the offensive glass.
Kililenko is one of tleague leaders in blocked shots (3.18)
Memo is their leading scorer @ 17.9 and rebounder @ 9.10
They typically play a controlled half court game keeping opponents scoring down. They do have difficulty on defense. When Kirilenko goes for blocks it often leaves his man for offensive rebounds.
Memo has a +/- rating of -2.3
However Memo is one of the league leaders in crunch time efficiency

Game Preview

This will be a challange for the bench as the Jazz have key reserves including Devin Brown, Deron Williams, Matt Harpring and Greg Ostertag.
The key to winning will be to keep Kirilenko out around the perimiter on defense as their interior defense is lacking quickness.
The Pistons must stay tight on Okur around the perimiter.
Sloan's strategy is similar to LB or Pop's; make the extra pass for the high % shots.
The Pistons gaurds have a size and skills advantage over the Jazz gaurds. Look for them to break down the defense and create easy opportunities for Ben & co.