Bulls at Suns Game Thread

[TheHopToad]

When Boozer plays, Jazz have a good record against the Suns.

Only if you consider .500 a good record. The Jazz are 4-4 against the Suns in all games that Boozer has played during the three years he has been with the Jazz.

11-30-2004 at Utah - Lost 102-115
12-15-2004 at Phoenix - Lost 86-108
1-12-2005 at Utah - Won 115-108
2-14-2005 at Phoenix - Lost 128-136

3-21-2006 at Utah - Won 107-99

11-3-2006 at Phoenix - Won 108-104
11-18-2006 at Utah - Won 120-117
4-14-2007 at Utah - Lost 98-126

Sometimes it helps to check your facts before making such statements. Perception is not necessarily reality.

The fact that Utah loses more when they play the Suns without Boozer (they are 1-2), does not equate to the Jazz winning more when he does play.

 

[azirish]

The Jazz made the Suns look bad at the start of last season which left a lasting impression. But the Suns win on Apr 14th in Salt Lake was serious beatdown:

Suns shoot 52.4% with seven guys in double figures (KT was not one of them)

Suns held the Jazz to 44.2% shooting even though KT played only 13 minutes

Jazz only out rebounded the Suns by 2 boards (not bad when dealing with a team that did not shoot as well)

Obviously both teams are different so history does not mean that much, but it would seem this means more than a couple of losses before Amare got back into the lineup at the start of last season.