Jazz vs Bulls

Jazz 97
Bulls 111     FINAL      http://www.nba.com/video/games/bulls/2012/03/10/0021100598_uta_chi_recap.nba/index.html




On a night where the Jazz were going to have 2 of their starters MIA, you would think reigning MVP Derrick Rose was going to have one of those nights where it would be boring and embarrassing to watch. Instead, as the Bulls also were missing 2 of their starters, we had to watch as there were 3 ex-Jazz starting for one of the best teams in the NBA.

I am still a Ronnie Brewer fan, and I don't hate or like Korver. I do however miss his shooting, but I really hate/dislike Carlos Boozer. Going into this game you already knew Millsap and Boozer were going to go at each other, and then you knew Korver and Brewer wanted to prove a lot to the Jazz as well. But really you can't get mad at the Jazz about Korver, he decided on his own to leave the franchise. I sure hope, after watching the game, that either Burks or Hayward learned their lesson. We want them to do what Korver did to them.

For half of the game, the Jazz played well. They need to learn to play all 4 quarters the same. During the 2nd and 3rd quarters the Jazz failed to keep the game close and the Bulls ran away from there.
The players who impressed me during the game were; Paul Millsap, who loves to go right art Boozer, except Boozer feels the same I'm sure and he showed it. I also like the play of Josh Howard and Alec Burks. I sure hope he gets more time and every Jazz fan needs to push for it as well. I've said it before, but if they are going to Have Hayward come off the bench, then put Burks in the starting line up.

Before the game, one of the 2 Jazz starters out of the line up, was Raja Bell. Coach Corbin, determined not to tell anyone as to why, but would only say Raja was not with the team. Raja Bell's reason for not playing was listed as "Internal Matters". This could mean a number of things, but if you are anything like me, I'm always asking myself why Raja is even in the starting line up when he can't even finish a game (coaches decision). I think it has a lot to do with his lack of minutes at the end of games. Maybe he will get so angry, he request a trade.







THE STAT: The Jazz outscored the Bulls in the paint 62-42 (their starting "bigs'' -- Josh Howard, Millsap andAl Jefferson -- had 57 points) but the Bulls outscored the Jazz from 3-point range 21-0. Utah missed all three 3-pointers it attempted.


QUOTABLE II: "(Korver) showed who he is and that's why we loved him when we had him." 
-- Corbin, who was an assistant coach with the Jazz while Korver played for Utah.