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Utah Jazz at Orlando Magic -- Game Thread

Game #28 -- Utah Jazz (6-21) @ Orlando Magic (8-17)December 18, 2013, 5:00 p.m. -- Amway Center, Orlando, FLTV: ROOT Sports, RADIO: 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

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NBA Regular Season Game #28:
Utah Jazz (6-21) @ Orlando Magic (8-17)

December Game Streams / Orlando Pinstriped Post (SBN) / Jazz vs Magic coverage

Remember when Shaq and Penny were a thing?

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Jazz going to wear green tonight.

Woo!

Probable Starters:

Point Guards:
Player Pos G MPG PPG RPG APG TO A:TO SPG BPG PER USG% AST% TRB%
Jameer Nelson 1 22 33.2 12.9 3.5 6.2 2.7 2.3 1.0 0.1 13.5 20.7% 30.1% 5.9%
Trey Burke 1 15 29.1 12.4 3.3 4.9 1.3 3.8 0.7 0.1 14.6 22.8% 29.5% 6.6%

Wow, didn't want to ever think of this comparison over the last few months, but honestly after summer league I did. Hope to see Trey continuing to improve.

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Shooting Guards / Small Forwards:
Player Pos G MPG PPG RPG APG TO A:TO SPG BPG PER USG% AST% TRB%
Arron Afflalo 2 3 25 37.6 21.6 4.7 4.0 2.1 1.9 0.7 0.0 19.5 24.5% 18.8% 7.0%
Gordon Hayward 2 3 27 36.2 16.9 5.3 4.6 2.9 1.6 1.3 0.4 15.6 24.5% 22.0% 8.4%
Player Pos G MPG PPG RPG APG TO A:TO SPG BPG PER USG% AST% TRB%
Victor Oladipo 2 1 25 31.4 13.8 1.9 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.7 0.8 12.9 24.7% 18.4% 8.1%
Richard Jefferson 3 2 27 27.2 9.9 2.9 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 10.9 17.7% 10.1% 6.0%

I don't know who is going to guard who here, so I put them all in. No matter who the Jazz face it's going to be a tough cover.

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Power Forwards:
Player Pos G MPG PPG RPG APG TO A:TO SPG BPG PER USG% AST% TRB%
Glen Davis 4 14 31.2 13.1 6.8 1.9 1.7 1.1 1.4 0.6 14.4 22.2% 10.3% 12.3%
Marvin Williams 3 4 17 26.3 10.1 5.0 1.5 0.7 2.1 1.1 0.5 16.5 16.4% 9.5% 10.9%

Wow, this isn't so far off. Marvin is a better stretch Big, but Big baby is a real big baby.

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Centers:
Player Pos G MPG PPG RPG APG TO A:TO SPG BPG PER USG% AST% TRB%
Nikola Vucevic 5 4 21 33.7 13.9 11.4 2.2 2.5 0.9 1.1 1.0 18.5 19.8% 11.4% 19.1%
Derrick Favors 5 4 25 31.8 13.6 9.1 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.2 1.4 18.7 20.2% 7.3% 16.4%

Niko is doing well, very well. This will be a fun match up to watch.

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GO JAZZ GO!

Poll

Who is going to win tonight?

This poll is closed

  • 87%
    The Mighty Utah Jazz
    (28 votes)
  • 12%
    The Orlando Magic
    (4 votes)
32 votes total Vote Now