Don't forget about Mehmet!

Utah 99, Detroit 82

One night after a big win over a former player, we let Mehmet Okur get the best of us. He had 22 points in what I predicted to be an uneven matchup between him and Kwame. With the exception of Stuckey, everybody struggled shooting as the team shot .359%. Two notables were Iverson, who shot 4-13, and Tayshaun who shot 2-10. If Tayshaun is off, we probably don't have a chance. The only way we could have won was with defense. So much for that....the Jazz shot over 53%. Oddly, Deron Williams struggled though, shooting 3-12. He did have 9 assists though. Ronnie Brewer looked good for the Jazz. He had 16 points on 6-9 shooting. In all honesty, I did not watch this game. FSN decided the Red Wings were more important. Maybe it was for the best though...Jerry Sloan was involved.

Other things of note:

• We have not beat Utah since March of 2005
• Maxiell looked decent, scoring 11
• Kirilenko had a great game off the bench, scoring 11 pts, grabbing 7 boards, and dropping 7 dimes
• "The Paperboy" Paul Millsap's double-double streak was snapped at 19 games
• Ohio State rookie Kosta Koufos had 6 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes

Next Game: Tuesday vs. Charlotte