Boozin', Buh-Buh-Buh Boozin'

Carlos Boozer has been playing like there are millions of dollars on the line. Oh, wait, there are. Regardless of how much money he's making (and how much he wants to make next year by testing the free agent waters), he has been playing extremely well the past few weeks. Last night, against the Charlotte Bobcats, he had 33 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. In the last five games, he is averaging 23 points, 16 rebounds, and more than 4 assists per game. As much as some Jazz fans (see: Mark Call) hate him, he has been the best power forward in the NBA these past couple of weeks. As a side note, the Jazz won the game last night, 102-93.

But it shouldn't be a side note, because it was a great game for a couple of Jazz players. Besides Boozer, Kyle Korver had a great game, finishing with 18 points, including 5-6 from the three-point line. He hit four three-pointers in a row in the fourth quarter, which cemented the game for the Utah Jazz. I'm glad he had a good game, because he hadn't been much of a factor recently until last night. Deron Williams had 20 points and 12 assists, and the Jazz needed all three of these guys to stage a second half comeback and put the game away in the fourth.

It will be nice to have Andrei Kirilenko back for tomorrow's game in Sacramento; he's a valuable asset to the team, even though I don't think he doesn't understand anything that Jerry Sloan says, and vice versa. As long as Carlos Boozer suits up tomorrow night against the Kings (and even if it's only Boozer that suits up), the Jazz will win the game.