JazzFan 4 Life

OK, so I missed a game (Wolves/Jazz, if you want to call that a game), but we're back at it with tonight's 101-79 whomping of the Mavericks. Let's hear some sweet music and sour notes as we celebrate Jerry Sloan's 1,000 career victory ...

Sweet music

The Harp Dog: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3-4 FT -- Harpring provided a nice spark off the bench tonight and hit the boards for some tough rebounds when the Jazz needed it. He and Boozer had a nice little inside (Harpring) and outside (Boozer) combination going in the second quarter, when the Jazz were still slugging it out with Dallas. He did a good job of keeping Devean George from becoming any kind of offensive factor.

AK-47's quiet impact: 10 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 4 blocks -- It is games like this that make me think AK-47 seems to be finding his way in this low-post offense that features Boozer. He's doing well this year when he gets the ball on the wing and can look over the defense and make a good pass. He had a sick pass between the legs of a couple Mavs, but Jarron Collins blew the layup, but some of his other passes were right on. His late steal off Josh Howard caused Howard's sixth foul and he had another near steal earlier in the game.

Boozer: 31 points (13-25 FG), 11 rebounds, 5-6 FT -- After playing the role of Kevin Garnett's woman in the loss to the T-Wolves, Boozer bounced back and slapped around the Mavs front line of Erick Dampier, DeSagana Diop and DJ Mbenga with some tough drives to the hoop. It seems to be this year that as he goes, so goes the offense and hopes of a win.

Sour notes

Fouls: 28 fouls in the game (10 of those in the 1st quarter) -- Utah fouls a lot. We all know this. But when they started hacking away in the first quarter, it got a little ridiculous. Granted, the officals tonight weren't calling everything right, but that's usually the case. The main reason Dallas stayed in the game early was free throws. If they had made a few 3s, Utah would have had a much tougher night.

Slow Memo: 9 points (2-5 FG), 4 rebounds, 4 PF -- He looked lost out there tonight, especially on defense when he did not (as usual) rotate over to help in the post. He hasn't played a good all-around game since last week's blowout win over Milwaukee. Plus, he left the game late in the 4th with a mild ankle sprain ... hopefully he'll get back to playing like himself soon.

The Paperboy is lost (Millsap): 13 minutes, 0 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 fouls -- For every one good game Millsap has (see the win over Seattle), he takes a few steps back the next game and slows down. He didn't really have a favorable matchup tonight (he was guarding Josh Howard at one point), but that's life in the NBA. Things likely won't be easier against the Clippers on Wednesday night.