Utah’s Hot Jazz
The Jazz are by far the hottest team in the league at the moment, owners of a 10 game winning streak. The team with the next longest streak is Detroit, who have won 6 straight. It’s not like Utah has been beating up on the Sisters of the Poor either. Among Utah’s vanquished foes are some of the better teams in the league. The Jazz got some revenge against the Spurs, who bounced them from the playoffs last year, by beating them in Utah, 97-91. Against New Orleans, who is tied for first place in the Southwest Division, Utah absolutely dominated, winning the game 110-88. The Jazz did it on both ends of the floor, holding Chris Paul to only 6 points, and forcing 19 team turnovers. Meanwhile, 5 Jazz players scored in double digits. Against division foe Denver, who remains just 2 games behind the Jazz, it took overtime, but Utah prevailed 118-115.
One team that the Jazz have had problems with recently, is the Sacramento Kings. It is surprising, as the Kings have not been a good team for several years, yet Utah has lost 10 of the last 13 games against the Kings in Arco Arena. The Jazz also have not won the season series against the Kings since the 2000-2001 season. The Kings have playing well recently also, and have won 7 of their last 10. The two teams meet tonight in Arco, in which should be a hard-fought game.
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