Utah Jazz: Game day — Jazz vs. Trail Blazers

Published: Thursday, Dec. 11 2008 1:01 a.m. MST

ENERGYSOLUTIONS ARENA

TODAY, 8:30 p.m.

TV: TNT

Radio: 1320 AM; 98.7 AM

Season series: Utah leads, 1-0

Probable starters

P. MILLSAP ... L. ALDRIDGE

(13.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg) ... (16.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg)


C.J. MILES ... N. BATUM

(10.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg) ... (5.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)


M. OKUR ... G. ODEN

(15.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg) ... (7.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg)


D. WILLIAMS ... S. BLAKE

(11.7 ppg, 10.2 apg) ... (11.1 ppg, 4.1 apg)


R. BREWER ... B. ROY

(13.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg) ... (20.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg)

Game notes

This is the first of consecutive home games for the Jazz, who after winning Tuesday at Minnesota have won eight of their last 13. ... Portland is coming off its first home defeat of the season, a late-game loss to Orlando on Tuesday. ... The Trail Blazers will be without swingman Martell Webster, who'll be out about another month after experiencing pain Sunday in his first game back following stress-fracture foot surgery. ... Greg Oden, the 2007 NBA Draft's top pick, is back after missing Portland's loss to Utah earlier this season with a sprained foot.

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