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Utah Jazz: Just 'wrist' assured — DWill's fine

Deron Williams' physical condition may become a factor as the Laker-Jazz series continues. I don't like his wrist injury dilema from last night. We don't need a dinged up D'Will....no one can fill the gap for the Jazz....he is such a competitor, but is hitting the floor too much....he needs body armor. Ron Price will need to take up the slack when he is on the floor. Hopefully, the trainers and docs can continue working on Williams, and get him fit for the game on Sunday....it will be crucial to the Jazz cause. Kudos to the entire Jazz team for holding court. I love it, when the Lakers have to spend several nights in Salt Lake City....or did they go home to their little beddies Friday, and fly back today for Sundays game? After all is just a short hop.

Go Jazz on Sunday....hold court!

I admit, I was wrong. I did not believe the Jazz would win this game until the last millisecond was off the clock. I was a doomsayer and predicted a sweep. Courageous effort by Boozer and solid performance by Williams. Make a series of this boys!

D Will what a class act! He gave credit to Price for starting the hussle plays and I think he is right. No one is mentioning the very smart play of AK's when he made the steal late and then hung on to the ball until there was no chance of a steal, game saver.
Now if Korver and Harpring hit a couple more shots we could steamroll the Lakers
GO JAZZ

That double-bumping foul (by two different players) that wasn't called when Deron got his wrist injured is a perfect example of the lack of respect he gets from the refs. Yet, all you have to do with Kobe is be near him to get called for a foul.

Too bad the Jazz continually have to beat two teams to win games. Just shows how much better they are as a team than their competition who need the refs to help them out.

Go Jazz!!!!

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I haven't even read the story - but I will say - the content of the headline alone makes me want to punch a puppy.

There is such thing as trying a bit too hard.

RE:PurplePeopleEater

Just to add to what you said how laughable is it that the zen master thinks the lakers get the short end of the stick when it comes to calls. He should have had surgery on his eyes when they redid his hips. Its the Kobe rules now days. Jordan handed it to Kobe. Its where the star gets to hook and push off with there off hand and the person guarding them are not allowed direct eye contact or you will be called for a foul.

I am not saying Kobe does not get fouled but I get sick of the touch foul calls that no one else gets.

Don't punch a puppy!!!!

....replace it with a Laker fan. :)

JAZZ: please, WIN the next game!!

On the play Dwilliams hurt his wrist he fell backwords and was virtually untocuhed. Kobe hit the floor just as hard last night and no foul was called. This ref thing is so old it's getting embarrassing . I'm a life long Jazz fan, but I have to call it as I see it, the refs called a good game last night. Now Jazz fans are crying even when we win!. Enough already, our credibility is all but gone by complining every game about fouls.

Mojo, Mojo, Mojo

Responding to Purple People Eater

As a long time basketball official there was a clear bias by the officials with regards to Koby. He clearly hooked Brewer right in front of Dick Bavetta. I have respect for Dick but that was a whistle swallowing event. Koby should have been hit with a technical for the elbow to Harpring. Do you really think that if it had happened the other way around that Harpring would not been T'd up!?

The officiating crew last night was not at their best. Mauer is too quick on the whistle and has to create calls to justify his stoppage.

Now we did get away with one last night with Kirilenko's tip in of the errant last second shot. He actually tipped it with no time on the shot clock. But there were three phantom fouls called in favor of Koby and the no-call on the technical.

Refs get a B- for this game. I can say it was better than the Bob Delaney refereeing fiasco which was clearly a D. In that game the entire crew was making calls out of position and Delaney was trying to show up everybody.

After that foul that Ronny Turiaf made on D-will, I'm surprised he isn't despised by Jazz fans as much as Kobe is. He's already been a menace enough to Williams earlier in this series, so when contact was made there, I would've thought he'd be yet another laker that got booed every time he touched the ball. In any case, nice performance in game 3 D-will! Keep 'em coming and GO JAZZ!!! BEAT LA!!!

Interesting...

Jazz fans complain about the refs when they lose.. then CRY about the refs when they win???

Unbelievable.

So for days, you complain about this big NBA conspiracy that's pushing the Lakers to the Finals.

WHY then did the ONE guy who has been the main pain in your butt get sent to the bench with 2 phantom fouls 2 minutes into the game? Fisher has been frustrating D.Williams the entire series. Mysteriously he's out of the game after the Lakers silence your "raucous" crowd with an 11-4 lead?

Come on..

STOP complaining about the fouls. Utah won because they knocked down shots and caused turn-overs. Two things they didn't do in the first couple games.

Question is, whether Boozer and Okur can have back-to-back games like this? Not likely.

Lakers in 5. See you in LA.

Thanks for pointing out the Jazz fan's consistency when it comes to us complaining about getting screwed by the refs. Win or lose, it happens and we're tired of taking it.

In last night's game the Laker's attempted 9 more free throws than the Jazz. Was this because the refs were influenced by that mean old crowd at the ESA as Phil Jackson would have you believe? Of course not. If the refs cowered to the fans, we would have had an advantage. Was it because the Lakers were more aggressive? Hard to support that since the Jazz outscored them by double digits in both fast break points and points in the paint. Was it because the Laker's have a false sense of entitlement that the NBA is more than happy to oblige? Hell yes!

The Lakers have attempted 126 free throws in this series. The Jazz have attempted 74. There is no way to defend that large of a discrepency. When one team is spotted over 17 free throws a game more than the other, that is not evidence of a straight call. Yet the Jazz will still overcome and tie this thing up tomorrow. Jazz in 6.

The Lakers have about 18 million more in salary than the Jazz. 18 mill would add a couple of very good players to the Jazz. That more than the fouls would even things up in a hurry.

I listened to the Rockets whine about fouls for 6 games. It was pretty lame. Game 3 is the first time the Jazz have gotten their act together and run their offense. Hopefully that continues.

No reason why the jazz can't do a repeat on the lakers tomorrow. i'am calling it for the Jazz. I have a feeling we are going back to LA all even'd up. the noisy fans are to much for 'em. Phil can't stand the roaring of the throngs. We will win.