<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="93%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: monospace" vAlign=top align=left><BIG><BIG>Tonight's game will be the first meeting of the season between Utah and the Mavs after the teams split four encounters last year. The Jazz have won three of the
last five meetings, but Dallas has taken nine of 15
and 10 of the last matchups. Utah has also dropped
three straight and five of its last road games
against the Mavs.</BIG></BIG>
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>DALLAS 106 UTAH 89<B><BIG style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">
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last five meetings, but Dallas has taken nine of 15
and 10 of the last matchups. Utah has also dropped
three straight and five of its last road games
against the Mavs.</BIG></BIG>
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>DALLAS 106 UTAH 89<B><BIG style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">
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