(Best E Casino) - The Utah Jazz (38-22) are in first place in the Northwest Division, 2 1/2 games ahead of the second place
Denver Nuggets. They are scheduled to play 13 of their final 22 games at home.
Utah has a tough stretch of games over the next 12 days. The Jazz are scheduled to play eight games, and will embark on a four-game road trip from March 11-15. They will play at Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston and New Jersey during that span.
The Jazz will also visit the Phoenix Suns on March 7th at US Airways Center and will host the Nuggets the next night at EnergySolutions Arena.
Utah will also battle the Nuggets on April 12th at home in the final meeting of the regular season between the squads.
The Dallas Mavericks attempt to get back on the winning track, as they visit the Jazz on Monday at EnergySolutions Arena. It is the third meeting of the campaign between the squads. The teams split the first two contests, while the Jazz have won three of the last five meetings in the series.
The Jazz have won 15 straight and 17 of 18 as the host. This is Utah's longest home winning streak since capturing 20 straight from the end of the 1997-98 season to the beginning of the lockout-shortened 1998-99 campaign.
Utah opens a two-game homestand on Monday. Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Jazz in a 113-92 victory over the lowly Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday at FedExForum.
Kyle Korver and Mehmet Okur scored 17 points apiece for the Jazz, who have won six of their last nine games overall. Okur added 13 boards in a winning effort.
Ronnie Brewer and Andrei Kirilenko chipped in 16 points each, while Paul Millsap netted 14 and Deron Williams 13 and 19 assists in the victory.
The Jazz are an impressive 25-3 at home this season. Utah will host Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at EnergySolutions Arena.
Boozer leads the Jazz in scoring (21.4 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg), while Williams, who is second on the club in scoring (19.1 ppg), has dished out a team-best 9.9 assists per game.
Utah has reached the century mark in seven of its last eight games. The Jazz are 5-2 when they score at least 100 points during that span.
