JazzFan 4 Life

Nothing like a visit to the hated Bulls and coming out with a 10-point win. Hey! That's exactly what happened tonight! Let's get into it as the Jazz get their third win in a row ...

SWEET MUSIC

Boozer's quiet double-double (19 pts, 14 reb, 4 assists) -- Boozer was only 5-for-10 on free throws, but he got to work inside and made P.J. Brown, Ben Wallace and fat Mike Sweetney work on defense. Mehmet Okur made noise with his 21 points, 11 rebounds and a few big 3s, but Boozer pounded away at the Bulls' frontline a little each quarter and had some big baskets down the stretch for the Jazz. He just missed his 9th 20-point game in the last 10 games, but has started playing better after a so-so December.

Kirilenko's back? (10 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks) -- Who is this tall Russian guy who does it all? Where has he been this season? The last three games could be called the resurgence of AK-47, but let's see if he can keep it going when the Jazz get back home and play the T-Wolves on Tuesday. He had another huge steal tonight (this time Ben Gordon was the victim down the stretch) and has that perpetual movement away from the ball working again.

Fisher sinks key bucket (14 points, 3-11 FG, 4 assists, 3 TO) -- Fisher wasn't impressive tonight and his jumper looked terrible most of the evening. But when the Bulls got it to 80-73 with 1:25 to go, Fisher made a high-arching jumper inside the 3-point line to push the lead back to nine and lock up the win for the Jazz.

SOUR NOTES

"Slick" Willie stumbles against home fans (12 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 5 TO) -- Williams scored all 12 of his points in the first half and had trouble staying in front of Kirk Hinrich on the pick and roll. His last foul was a little bogus (looked to me like Hinrich elbowed him on the drive), but I think most of all, Williams was trying too hard. There was a large contingent of Illini fans at the game and I'm sure he wanted to put on a show. Too bad he didn't tonight.

The Joy of Jarron (11 minutes, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 fouls) -- I know there isn't a lot to expect from this guy, but he's becoming the Walking Foul of the Jazz. His minutes have been a little inconsistent of late, but even when he gets 12-15 minutes, Collins hasn't produced much. I'm guessing he'll be valuable in the slow down pace of the playoffs, but if not, re-signing him has been a small disappointment.

WEEEEE WANT DEEEEE!!! -- The chant from the aforementioned Illini crowd was to get ex-Illinois PG Dee Brown into the game. Yes, the Jazz won by 10 points. Yes, the game was over with a minute to go. But no, Jerry Sloan didn't put Dee into the game. I know Sloan is trying to win games and not convert Bulls fans, but playing him the last 20 seconds of the game couldn't have hurt.