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.................40-39, Second, Northwest ................. 59-21, Second, Southwest

Sunday the 16th, 7:30 CDT, in Dallas. Televised on League Pass, KJZZ, and UPN21. Radio: ESPN Radio 103.3 FM, 1270 AM (Spanish) for Dallas listeners

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...........................................Reunion Arena

Probable Starters

The Utah Jazz

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Carlos Boozer, F.......................... Mehmet Okur, C-F......................... Matt Harpring, F

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............................. Andrei Kirilenko, F, G....................... Deron Williams, G

The Dallas Mavericks

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.................................................. ..........Dirk Nowitzki.
...............................................The classic stoner picture. I just had to use it.

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Didier Ilunga-Mbenga ............ Josh Howard ................ Adrian Griffin ................... Jason Terry

Coaches: ..........
........... Jerry Sloan .... Avery Johnson
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The Jazz have won five in a row now, and they've got to keep winning. The Mavs are coming off a couple of losses, one to Golden State and one to Phoenix. They really want the best record in the West, so this is a must-win for them too.
Dirk won't fall apart against Utah the way he always does against Phoenix, so he'll be a monster. The key is not to worry too much about him; instead, get Mbenga and Dampier in foul trouble early--and Deron has to contain Jason Terry. Coach Johnson may have his team playing better defense than Dallas has ever played before, but if pushed hard enough they still revert to the high-powered offense-only team they are in their hearts. That's when Utah can take the game over--and maybe win it.