"I want to get back as soon as possible, right now, especially," added Kirilenko, who's missed nine games with five different injuries/ailments this season. "We have (eight) games (left), and we have six tough games coming. I want to be ready for that stretch."

Kirilenko, replaced in Sunday's starting lineup by reserve swingman C.J. Miles, said he originally hurt the calf when he got kicked in the leg by Boston's James Posey during a March 14 road game.

Brewer, hurt in Sunday's third quarter, played just three minutes in the fourth. He didn't know if the injury would linger, but it prevented him from finishing Sunday.

"Trying to play defense a little laterally, it kind of caught again," said Brewer, who scored 20 points, one off his career high. "I don't think I should be out there if I'm not 100 percent, because I don't think I can help the team defensively if I'm going half-speed."

HE SAID IT: Sloan, on the Jazz's 1-for-12 from 3-point shooting Sunday, including Williams' 1-for-6 and Kyle Korver's 0-for-3: "It looked like we were trying to prove we could make them, when in essence inside shots might have helped us a little bit more."

ROOKIE WATCH: Rookie center Kyrylo Fesenko, recalled from the NBA Development League's Utah Flash because of Okur's absence, played 37 seconds Sunday.

Rookie shooting guard Morris Almond, also recalled from the Flash over the weekend, dressed but didn't play.

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