{"id":309891,"date":"2011-03-15T00:33:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T00:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/15\/jazz-f-favors-starts-in-place-of-millsap-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-15T00:33:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T00:33:29","slug":"jazz-f-favors-starts-in-place-of-millsap-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/15\/jazz-f-favors-starts-in-place-of-millsap-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz F Favors starts in place of Millsap (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP)\u2014Rookie forward Derrick Favors<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> will make his first
\nstart in a Jazz uniform Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in place of
\ninjured Paul Millsap<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 6-foot-10 Favors gets the nod over rookie Jeremy Evans<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who started the
\nlast three games for the injured Millsap.<\/p>\n

C.J. Miles<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> will start at guard in place of Raja Bell<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who is active but
\nnursing a sore toe.<\/p>\n

Rookie guard Gordon Hayward<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> will not dress Monday because of a foot injury.
\nX-rays taken Monday morning showed no stress fracture but he is to be examined
\nfurther.<\/p>\n

Favors, acquired in a February trade with New Jersey along with point guard
\nDevin Harris<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> in exchange for All-Star Deron Williams<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> started 23 games with the
\nNets. He has averaged 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in eight games with Utah.<\/p>\n

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Updated 54 minutes ago<\/p>\n

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