Utah Jazz: Kirilenko, Boozer both still sidelined; Williams will play tonight

Neither Andrei Kirilenko nor Carlos Boozer will play when the Jazz face Miami tonight, and Matt Harpring will be a game-time decision for the second game of a back-to-back set.

But Deron Williams will play.

Williams, the Jazz's starting point guard, had been questionable because of a right hip flexor sustained in Tuesday night's win at Sacramento.

Williams finished the game against the Kings, his fourth straight after missing 13-of-15 games because of a sprained ankle he suffered in the preseason.

Veteran forward Harpring continues to be bothered by a strained lower back.

Sixth-man Kirilenko will miss a second straight game because of irritation in his right ankle, and All-Star power forward Boozer will miss an eighth straight due to a strained quadriceps tendon in his left knee.

Also absent for the Jazz will be reserve big man Jarron Collins, out long-term with an elbow injury.

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