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Did you see what I saw? A Did you see Brook Lopez make his first 4 shots on all dunks and layups and then go on to miss his next 7 shots from the floor? If you didn't see last night's game, then you didn't see one of Kyrylo Fesenko's best games of the season.

At one point in the third quarter, Utah coach Jerry Sloan felt obliged to bench all five players he had on the floor.

Turkey will face Russia in pool play at next summer's FIBA World Championships, but Jazz center Mehmet Okur isn't sure he'll be there to face off against Utah teammate Andrei Kirilenko.

Deron Williams said nothing needed to be said. About the Minnesota mess, that is: two losses in 10 days to a four-win team, including one at home just last Monday.

By this point, it has become a certifiable part of their identity. Not only have the Jazz struggled to win on the road the past three seasons, they're prone to suffering inexplicable losses at seemingly the least opportune times.

The Jazz are one of 21 teams to report a drop in net gate receipts through the first quarter of the season, according to an internal league document obtained by CBSSports.com. According to the document, the Jazz have seen average net gate receipts decline 8.8 percent this season, to $888,478 per home game from $974,551 last season.

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LOS ANGELES ? Hot Rod Hundley's voice hasn't been silenced after all. Replaced by David Locke as the Jazz 's radio play-by-play man after last season, Hundley will be working six games this season ? for the Los Angeles Lakers .

No introductions will be necessary from Wesley Matthews' perspective if and when the undrafted rookie from Marquette with the burgeoning reputation for his defense matches up tonight against Kobe Bryant.

After his rocky summer and a rough beginning to the 2009-10 season, the San Antonio Spurs turned out to be just what needed.

Jazz: Miles to go? No long for returning C.J. by By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune , The Salt Lake Tribune C.J. Miles showed up at the Utah Jazz 's practice facility Wednesday morning with a huge smile on his face and a slight case of butterflies in his stomach.

Soaring toward the end of November as they have been, the Jazz seem to have come to the realization they perhaps can be really good this season.

Carlos Boozer had 24 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and the Utah Jazz tied their season-best winning streak with their third straight victory, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 120-93 Monday night.

The Jazz practiced with just eight healthy players Sunday, and that could be all they have available for tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Never one to make excuses, coach Jerry Sloan did suggest after Tuesday's loss to Oklahoma City that the Jazz 's depleted ranks had finally caught up with them.

NBA commissioner David Stern once told ESPN.com's Bill Simmons his three favorite franchise owners were Detroit's Bill Davidson, Washington's Abe Pollin and Utah's Larry H. Miller.

Just wondering ... Wesley Matthews was asked recently about whom he's been talking to the most during his breakout rookie season : "My mom .

They still aren't whole, and they certainly didn't put together a complete game Wednesday night.

The Jazz have five games still to go in a six-game homestand that continues with Tuesday night's visit from Oklahoma City, and they're three games into a favorable stretch with 11-of-14 being played at EnergySolutions Arena.

Andrei Kirilenko changed out of his uniform, showered and walked onto the floor of EnergySolutions Arena for a postgame television interview so fast that Deron Williams - watching inside the lockerroom - thought he was seeing a replay from a game gone by.