Game preview -- Pacers vs Jazz
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Utah won the last meeting, 104-94, when the Jazz played the Pacers in Indiana. What to expect tonight? Let's take a quick look ...
What happened last time: Boozer scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds ... D-Will had 17 points and 5 assists ... Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 7 rebounds. There's more here from the last game, but for the most part, it was Memo and Deron having their way with the Pacers.
What to expect this time: Indiana has lost 6 in a row, and although they played better last night against the Kings, have looked like a team that's in jeopardy of falling out of the playoff race. Danny Granger hasn't played well in his last 5 games, as he's averaging a solid 12.4 ppg but shooting only about 37 percent from the field. Before the season, the Granger/Andrei Kirilenko matchup would have been one to keep an eye out, but Kirilenko's disappointing season takes some luster off this one. AK-47 will have his hands full with Granger and I have a feeling that Darrell Armstrong will provide a spark for the Pacers tonight and maybe frustrate D-Will a little bit.
Prediction: Jazz get their 5th win in a row, 110-105.
