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Utah's Boozer, Okur Game-Time Decisions
Boozer, the NBA's third-leading scorer, suffered a sprained right ankle in the second quarter of Wednesday's victory over Philadelphia. He did say the swelling has gone down the last 48 hours. "Just trying to get that pain out of there," Boozer said. Boozer played the entire second half of the Sixers game on the bad ankle. Okur, however, left the game in the third quarter with back spasms and did not return, although he came back from the locker room to watch from the bench in the fourth quarter. Okur has been alternating between ice and heat treatments the last two days. He said, "I feel a lot better now but not 100 percent." Boozer went for X-rays, and Okur for an MRI exam Thursday that came back negative for more serious injuries. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Kirilenko Feels 'Much Better' About Situation
"It was tough year last year, and it's been a lot of disappointments for me," the forward from Russia said. "And, you know, in your mind you start just talk to yourself a little bit. It's like, 'Man, it's not everything.' You need to think about basketball, but, you know, in a positive way. Right now, I'm changed completely. I feel way different." "It's way different," Kirilenko added. "It's way different. I feel much better." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rasheed Wallace Will Miss Another Game With Knee Injury
Wallace, who injured the knee in the win over New York on Wednesday, also missed the victory against Philadelphia on Friday. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Nov 2007 Archive
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Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and center Mehmet Okur both sat out the pregame shootaround and will wait until they warm up before Friday night's game to decide if they'll be able to play against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Andrei Kirilenko was asked about his summer of discontent prior to the Jazz's 113-109 loss at New York on Monday and shed some light on just where things stand.
Pistons center Rasheed Wallace will miss the game Sunday against Utah because of a knee injury.