Utah Jazz vs. Boston Celtics Game Thread

The Utah Jazz need to win tonight to avoid going 1.0 games under .500, and need a win tonight in order to prevent a three game losing streak. The Boston Celtics are on the war path right now and are the #3 team in the East. An East team looks to feast on a West "lotto team", and the C's have been doing that over the last few weeks. The 9th place Jazz need to star playing with some hunger. And they have to do it tonight at home. Otherwise, man, I can see people getting upset pretty quickly.

Oh yeah, this game is on ESPN, and it starts really late for us in time zones East of the Rockies.

So this is what having nearly 20 rings over decades and decades gets you . . .

Celtics Roster:

Jazz Roster:

Starters:

Size against Speed.

• PG: Isaiah Thomas vs. Raul Neto
• SG: Avery Bradley vs. Rodney Hood
• SF: Jae Crowder vs. Gordon Hayward
• PF: Amir Johnson vs. Derrick Favors
• C: Jared Sullinger vs. Rudy Gobert

Key Bench:

Honestly?

• Marcus Smart vs. Trey Burke
• Evan Turner vs. Joe Ingles
• Jonas Jerebko vs.Trevor Booker
  
• Tyler Zeller vs. Jeff Withey

Injuries / Absences:

Cool, we're playing a small, fast team? Glad three of our fastest guys are out.

• Kelly Olynyk (BOS, C/PF) -- Injured, is out

• Dante Exum (UTA, PG/SG) -- OUT, you know why
• Alec Burks (UTA, SG/PG) -- OUT, you also know why
• Shelvin Mack (UTA, PG/SG) -- OUT, Trade not complete until all three players pass physical
• Tibor Pleiss (UTA, C) -- Assigned to NBADL

GO JAZZ GO!