Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan sounds like some changes might be in order for his team, which has lost three straight games heading into tonight’s tough matchup with the Spurs.
Utah is a 1.5-point home favorite over San Antonio on WagerWeb.com.
Sloan has bemoaned the team’s slow starts of late, hinting that C.J. Miles may be demoted from the starting five.
“The first and start of the third quarters — we’re not getting anything,” the Jazz coach said. “It’s not totally (Miles’) fault. … But we probably have to take a look at changing something, because we’re not getting very much efficiency out of anything we do.”
Other Jazz starters seemed to agree something needed to be done.
“Something,” Deron Williams said. “I mean, something’s wrong with the first group, obviously. We can’t come out with a lot of energy game after game. We do at home most of the time, because we’re at home. But even lately we haven’t had the same energy at home.”
Sloan could replace Miles with Kyle Korver, Matt Harpring or Ronnie Price, but would prefer to use the three off the bench. Korver has not started once in 89 games since coming to the Jazz, Harpring’s minutes are limited still due to recent knee surgeries and Price is undersized. Since returning from a sprained ankle, Miles has averaged 8.7 points and shot 45.7 percent the last six games.
Center Mehmet Okur has really struggled lately too, averaging 8.0 points while shooting 20.6 percent (7-for-34) during the Jazz’s losing streak. Utah is not expected to have sixth man Andrei Kirilenko tonight (ankle).
Utah lost 119-94 to San Antonio on Nov. 21 in the teams’ only meeting so far. The Spurs had 15 3-pointers in that game, with Roger Mason and George Hill combining for 52 points. Spurs stars Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili missed that game, as did the Jazz’s Williams.
San Antonio is in the middle of a very tough stretch in which it will play 12 of 13 games on the road. The Spurs opened that stretch with a 99-85 loss Sunday to the Lakers. But San Antonio still has won 20 of its last 26 games. But it has lost four straight regular season games in Salt Lake City since a 95-86 win on April 4, 2006.
WagerWeb.com Game Trends
* Spurs are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
* Spurs are 11-23 ATS in their last 34 games as a road underdog.
* Spurs are 7-16 ATS in their last 23 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
* Spurs are 7-18 ATS in their last 25 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
* Spurs are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Spurs are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
* Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
* Jazz are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Jazz are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
* Jazz are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 vs. NBA Southwest.
* Jazz are 50-24-2 ATS in their last 76 games as a home favorite.
* Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss.
* Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
* Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
* Jazz are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
* Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
* Home team is 17-4 ATS in the last 21 meetings.
* Over is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.
* Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Utah.
* Favorite is 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
* Spurs are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
* Spurs are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Utah.
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