Jazz Ruled over Kings

Carlos Boozer led the Jazz with 33 points in this high scoring shootout with the Sacramento Kings. Boozer went 13 for 13 from the field until missing a reverse layup in the final second of the third quarter. This passed the Jazz's franchise record of consecutive shots hit, which was previously held by Karl Malone who converted 12 of 12 on two seperate occasions.

Andrei Kirilenko also had a great game posting 25 points including three 3-pointers. He also had 6 assists and 4 blocked shots. Everyone expected him to have a great game after getting into early foul trouble and going scoreless agains the LA Clippers on Monday.

Deron Williams ran the offense with to perfection. He tallied 16 points and 14 assists without commiting a single turnover.

The Kings held on right until the end. Ron Artest, who made an absolute fool of himself, was ejected from the game with two technical fouls. He made a ridiculous display of poor sportsmanship, and the crowd booed him througout the entire game. When he was finally sent to the locker room, the Energy Solutions Arena errupted with deafening cheers.

Reggie Theus also got himself T'd up. I'm still not sure what he was upset about. An offensive foul had just been called against Matt Harpring. The official was giving the Kings the ball to pass it in, when Theus marched out onto the court and earned a technical foul. Korver converted on all three technical free throws.

So the Jazz won it 127-113. That makes 3 wins in a row, and they'll go for the 4th tomorrow in Houston.

And now, I present my highlights reel, including my pick for "Play of the Game":

I chose that play because it got nearly everyone involved, and it shows one of the biggest keys to the Jazz's success: DEFENSE! Solid defense leads to easy baskets. This play shows that.