Mehmet Okur

The Jazz have confirmed that Mehmet Okur has a ruptured Achilles and will miss three to six months.

The Jazz will be forced to start either Kyrylo Fesenko or Kosta Koufos in Game 2 against Denver.

Carlos Boozer said that Okur had tears in his eyes after the game upon realizing that his season is over.

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Andrei Kirilenko

Wondering whom they will play against in the NBA playoffs is not the only question on the Utah Jazz’s minds right now.

They are also trying to figure out who will play for them this week.

And they are much more concerned with getting Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur back than they are worrying about if they will play the Spurs, the Suns or any of their other six possible first-round foes.

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Korver and Okur

Jazz center Mehmet Okur pedaled a stationary bike prior to practice and made it through the session without any problems Monday, marking his return from a stomach virus that caused him to miss three straight games.

“I’m feeling better now,” said Okur, who plans to play when the Jazz face Oklahoma City Tuesday night.

But Kyle Korver, who backed up Ronnie Brewer at shooting guard last season, said Monday he hopes to perhaps be ready to return by week’s end.

“It’s possible, I think,” he said. “But we’ll see how it is.”

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