He certainly is no David Locke, but Scott Garrard will do his best to provide a running account of tonight's game:

FOURTH QUARTER -- FINAL MINUTE:

Boozer goes 1-2 from the line -- tied up at 98 all...you have to hit both free throws.

Jazz can't get a stop -  Paul Pierce makes it 100-98. 

Miles badly misses a three (is now the time to make sure everyone gets their shots!?!) and Pierce nails both free throws.  Jazz down 102-98 with 11 seconds left.

Just like their football counterparts, Boston made the plays when they needed to.  The Patriot and Celtics games were very similar tonight.  Both got scares, but both took care of business when it counted.

That's what championship teams do. 

Final Score Boston 104 Jazz 98. 

FOURTH QUARTER: Boston 98 Jazz 95 1:55 Remaining:

Rando just forced a steal on Williams and Allen nailed a gorgous three.  Could be the key moment of the game.  Rando has been overlooked as one of the keys to Boston's success.

FOURTH QUARTER: Jazz 91 Boston 90 4:55 Remaining:

Memo just banked in a miracle three -- someone is living right on and off the court.

FOURTH QUARTER: Boston 90 Jazz 88 (5:59 Remaining):

Jazz on a 5-0 run helped by Tony Allen missing two free throws.  Crowd back into this game, especially after Memo drained a three from the left wing. 

Deron Williams is simply killing Eddie House.  It's not even fair.

Jazz still can't get stops though.  Allen bailed them out on the free throw line, but Boston is still getting to the line.  Paul Pierce has exploded in the second half.

FOURTH QUARTER: Boston 83 Jazz 78 (9:55 Remaining):

Boston on a 7-0 run to open the fourth quarter.  Jazz have lost their composure and are commiting stupid turnovers.

It truely is amazing how quickly this game has gotten away from the Jazz.  That's the sign of an elite team like Boston -- they wait for you to start making mistakes and they make their run and put the foot on the throat.  This game is certainly not out of reach at this point, but it seems like the cream is rising to the top.

Speaking of which, the Pats are cruising and Eli is imploding.  Who called it?

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Jazz 78 Boston 76:

You are always going to see a drop off when your star point guard goes out of the game, but it is remarkable how much different this team is without Deron Williams out of the game.  Jason Hart came in late in the thrid quarter and the Celtics quickly went on a run to cut the Jazz lead to two.

Should be an interesting fourth quarter -- Jazz will be fortunate to hold on as Boston appears to have gotten themselves in a groove.

Patriots have just taken the lead over the Giants. 

3RD QUARTER, Jazz 67 Boston 61 (6:14 Remaining):

Carlos Boozer hit his first shot since the first quarter.  Jazz still playing well even without his offensive production.

After Boston had cut the Jazz lead to 1 (58-57), Jazz responded with an impressive 7-0 run to take the momentum away from Boston.

Okur deserves some love here -- hit a big three point shot in that 7-0 run and then responded with a block shot on the defense.

Deron Williams is having his way with the Boston backcourt.  They have no answer for him.

Patriots just scored a touchdown to trim the Giants lead to 28-23.  Let the collapse begin.

HALFTIME, Jazz 56 Boston 49:

The play of Ronnie Brewer and CJ Miles has been the story of the first half for the Jazz.  Miles scored 11 in the first half while Brewer added 6 and bothe have brought a ton of energy to the game.

- Matt Harping only played eight minutes in the first half.  It appears that he has the training staff has put him on some strict minute restrictions.

- Giants lead the Pats 28-16 in the third quarter.  It's really going to brutal for the Giants when Eli blows this lead.

2ND QUARTER, Utah 43 Boston 39 (5:39 Remaining):

Jazz Dancers just did some type of 'Ode to Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business' performance.  Impressive.

CJ Miles has looked good early with nine points including several big outside shots -- has responded nicely to getting the starting nod in this game.  Defense is still suspect to say the least.

Crowd cheered when they flashed the halftime score of the Giant/Patriot game.  Why all the hate for New England?  If they can shut up that no talent hack Mercury Morris, and the 72 Dolphins then I'm all for it.

2ND QUARTER, Utah 38 Boston 36 (8:11 Remaining):

- Ray Allen has 11 points and has yet to miss hit shot.  Prettiest shot in the NBA.

- Jason Hart's shot?  Not pretty. Not pretty at all.

- Glen Davis has very quietly put together an impressive season.  Just moments after entering the game for the first time he has two big offensive boards and a bucket.  Guy is just a freaking beast.

1ST QUARTER, Utah 29  Boston 28:

- Carlos Boozer with eight points and is mid range jumper looks good.  Side story here, during Boozer's first year with Utah, David James and I commented on how Boozer would struggle against better power forwards in the league, i.e. Brand, Duncan, and Garnett.  As the years have gone on, Boozer has played better in these situations and has begun to elevate his games against the elite players instead of backing down.  This first quarter is a good indication of this.

- Boston still is having their way inside.  If the Jazz oustide shooting slips, it could be a long night.

- Matt Harpring is having a bigger impact in this game then I though.  Matt is still suffering from stomach issues and is set to have several invasive procedures I'd rather not think about.  Because of that, I thought his minutes in this game would be limited.  Not the case.

- Paul Milsap with four points, but without AK has stepped up his energy.  BIg question is can he do it throughout the entire game.