Game preview -- Jazz vs Blazers
Monday, February 19, 2007
Game 2 of this year's four-game set against the Blazers is Tuesday. A quick preview ...
What happened last time: Jazz win, 96-86, at Energy Solutions Arena. Mehmet Okur (20 pts, 7 reb), Carlos Boozer (19 pts, 10 reb) and Paul Millsap (11 pts, 6 reb off the bench) led the way for the Jazz. The Blazers Zach Randolph went crazy last time, going for 34 points and 13 rebounds while serving as the only reason the Blazers were in the game.
What to expect this time: Utah has rallied together since Boozer's injury, as they've won 6 straight games. More exciting that that is that the Jazz have only had one blowout win in that span and have played better in close games. Randolph is going to be the big concern in this game as he's going to try to light up Okur (who got an All-Star spot over him). Aside from that, without Boozer, the Jazz don't have anyone that can keep up with Randolph in the post. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Jazz let Randolph score his 25-30 points and try to keep Roy/Jarret Jack/Juan Dixon in check.
Prediction: Jazz win, 95-92.
