The Utah Jazz had a 16-point lead in the 4th quarter against the Mavericks in Dallas. Then Carlos Boozer re-entered the game and Mehmet Okur was made to guard Dirk Nowitski. Dirk came alive. Possession after possession Dirk drove to the basket and either scored a bucket or got free throws. Jerry watched from the sidelines like a deer in headlines as their lead went from 16 to 12 to 10 to 4 to nothing. FInally when the Jazz had completely squandered their lead. And were there any apparent defensive changes? No. Okur stayed on Dirk, Dirk stayed hot, and the Mavs outscored the Jazz 44-18 in the 4th.
The Jazz are now 1-3. Boozer's +/- stat was -27. The first two games the Jazz lost, Millsap and Boozer had bad games. This loss I put squarely on Sloan's shoulders.
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