Filed under: Jazz, Nuggets, NBA All-Star Game, Thunder
DENVER -- First came the company line from Deron Williams.
"I feel great,'' he said. "It's always a great accomplishment.''
Then came a more honest answer. The Utah point guard was named to his second straight NBA All-Star Game on Thursday. But the honor arrives when his Jazz has lost eight of 10 games and Williams has missed the past four games due to a wrist injury. Williams will return Friday night against Denver.
"It's a great honor, but it doesn't make or break me,'' Williams said after the morning shootaround at the Pepsi Center. "I wouldn't have been affected either way. I made it once and that's enough for me. I just want to start winning again, and get some wins in the W column.''
Three weeks ago, the Jazz (29-21) was tied for first in the Northwest Division with Oklahoma City at 27-13. Entering key division games against the Nuggets (29-20) and at home against the Thunder (31-17) on Saturday, Utah has dropped to third, three games behind Oklahoma City.
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