Better for the Jazz based on style of play: Phoenix.

There you have it. It's a tie — 2 1/2 categories for the Spurs, 2 1/2 categories for the Suns.

In other words, like their current series is proving, the Suns and Spurs are both outstanding teams that are pretty evenly matched.

For the Jazz to beat either one it will be a major accomplishment — and a major upset.

Then again, upsets can happen. Just ask Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.

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How the Jazz fared

                                                                                                                                                                        vs. Spurs    vs. Suns
                                                                                                                                                                        Record against      2-2          3-1
                                                                                                                                                                        At home             2-0          1-1
                                                                                                                                                                        On road             0-2          2-0
                                                                                                                                                                        Points scored      89.0        108.5
                                                                                                                                                                        Points allowed     94.8        113.0
                                                                                                                                                                        Margin of victory   4.5          3.3
                                                                                                                                                                        Margin of defeat   16.0         28.0

                                                                                                                                                                        

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