Tonight's game is the Thunder's final in January. With a 7-6 record in the month, this is a golden opportunity for the Thunder to finish with a winning record in the month: a huge accomplishment for a team that was 4-29 coming into the month. And the game couldn't come against a better team. The Utah Jazz are on a 4 game losing streak which is tied for third worst for active losing streaks (tied with Washington; only the Kings at 7 and Memphis with 11 are worse).
The Jazz are currently without Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko. The Thunder will be without Desmond Mason who hyper extended his knee last game and is out for the season. It will be interesting to see who starts in his place and how well the new starting lineup will gel.
This is the third match up between the two teams. The Jazz won the first at home 104-97 while the Thunder crushed the Jazz 114-93 in OKC two weeks ago. Tonight's game should be closer than the last, but I see the Thunder taking it 108-104.
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