Utah welcomes Phoenix to EnergySolutions Arena
The Jazz are 13-3 at home this season.
Thursday, January 10th (All times eastern)
Phoenix Suns (25-10) at Utah Jazz (19-17), 10:30 p.m.
The Utah Jazz continue their homestand this evening, as they welcome the Phoenix Suns to EnergySolutions Arena.
Utah won the opener of its current four-game stand. On Tuesday, Carlos Boozer finished with 22 points to lead the Jazz to a convincing 111-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Matt Harpring ended with 16 points for the Jazz, who have won three of their last four contests overall. Kyle Korver scored 12 for Utah, while Deron Williams posted 10 points and a game-high nine assists in the victory.
The Jazz are 13-3 at home this season. They have won three in a row on their homecourt. Utah will host the Orlando Magic on Saturday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday at EnergySolutions Arena.
On the injury front for Utah, forward Andrei Kirilenko (lower back inflammation) and guard Ronnie Price (sprained left ankle) are doubtful. Kirilenko, who is averaging 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists, has missed two straight games.
Phoenix goes for their third straight victory. Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell scored 27 points apiece to pick up the slack for the Suns, who were without Grant Hill for the entire game and two-time MVP Steve Nash after the third quarter, as the Suns outlasted the Indiana Pacers in overtime, 129-122, at US Airways Center.
Shawn Marion finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds in the win over the Pacers for Phoenix, while Amare Stoudemire collected 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns, who have won six of their last seven games overall.
Phoenix learned before the game that Hill, who started all 34 games prior to Wednesday, needed to undergo an emergency appendectomy and will miss the next two to three weeks. Nash left the game late in the third quarter with flu- like symptoms, having scored nine points and dished out four assists.
The Suns, who have won two in a row on the road, are 13-6 as the visitor this season. Phoenix returns home to host the Bucks on Saturday at US Airways Center.
On the injury front for Phoenix, Marion (shoulder) and Nash are both questionable.
This is the second meeting of the campaign between Phoenix and the Jazz. On December 12th, Nash scored 29 points and dished out 11 assists to lead the Suns to a 103-98 win over Utah at US Airways Center.
Phoenix has won two straight over the Jazz. The Suns have still dropped three of their last five at Utah.
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