Jazz, Grizzlies square off in Utah

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02/17/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz get back to work tonight, resuming a five- game homestand with hopes of continuing their dominance over the Memphis Grizzlies at EnergySolutions Arena.

Utah has topped Memphis eight straight times and will be aiming for a four-game season sweep of the Grizzlies. The last time Memphis triumphed over the Jazz was a 132-130 overtime win in Salt lake City on January 24, 2007.

The banged-up Jazz opened their residency in impressive fashion before the All-Star break last Wednesday when Mehmet Okur scored 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, boosting Utah to a 113-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Deron Williams eclipsed the 30-point barrier for a fifth straight game, finishing with 31 points and 11 assists, as the Jazz won for the fourth time in five contests.

Utah, which is now a gaudy 21-6 in Salt Lake City, will finish its residency against Boston, New Orleans and Atlanta.

The team hopes to have injured forwards Andrei Kirilenko (ankle) and Carlos Boozer (knee) back soon. In fact, Kirilenko is questionable for tonight's contest but Boozer is scheduled to remain on the sidelines.

The Grizzlies, meanwhile, lost the opener of a three-game road swing in Philadelphia last Wednesday when Andre Miller scored 24 points and handed out nine assists as the 76ers gutted out a 91-87 win over Memphis.

Hakim Warrick matched a career high with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting and grabbed eight boards for Memphis, which had won four of its first five games to begin the month of February but kicked off a three-game road trip in familiar fashion as the club is just 3-19 on the road this season.

O.J. Mayo had 16 points and hit 4-of-10 from beyond the arc while Mike Conley contributed 13 points and seven rebounds. Marc Gasol had 11 points and nine boards in the loss.

The Grizzlies will finish the trip with a visit to Portland tomorrow.

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