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SALT LAKE CITY -- One positive side effect has materialized for the Utah Jazz from battling injuries early in the season. Air Max 90 For Sale . The Jazz bench is stronger and ready to make major contributions than at any time in the past few seasons.Utah will need those contributions when it hosts the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena.Eleven different players have started two or more games for Utah this season. Those eleven players are all averaging at least 18 minutes on the court per game. What it means for the Jazz is that they are a team thats can utilize a bench flush with players already used to playing major minutes together.It helps, guard Rodney Hood said. When you got a guy thats playing starter minutes, and then he goes back to the second unit, hes definitely much better and much more confident in certain situations. It will be great to see how it comes to fruition.The bench played a key part in helping Utah overwhelm Oklahoma City 109-89 on Wednesday night. The Jazz outscored the Thunder 45-38 in bench points. Utahs second unit shot 17-for-28 (60.7 percent) from the field -- including 7-of-9 from 3-point range.Reserve guards Joe Ingles and Shelvin Mack did the most damage. The duo combined for 26 points on 9 of 11 shooting, nine rebounds and eight assists.Such hot shooting is not a new development. As a team, Utah (16-10) ranks fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage (.468). The Jazz shot 42 of 72 (58.3 percent) from the field against Oklahoma City.Its nice to see it go down for everyone, Ingles said. It gives everyone else confidence. We started out moving the ball, got some good looks early and it continued for the (whole) game. When you got a team thats so unselfish, and everyone moves the ball, it makes life easy.Stopping Utahs hot shooting offense will certainly be a chore for the Mavericks. Dallas could not do it in a 97-81 loss to the Jazz on Nov. 2. Playing without injured leading scorer Gordon Hayward, Utah shot 12 of 25 (48 percent) from 3-point range and led by as many as 20 points in the contest.It doesnt help that the Mavericks are being attacked by the injury bug. Dallas (6-19) is playing without Dirk Nowitzki (Achilles strain), Andrew Bogut (knee) and J.J. Barea (calf strain). Salah Mejri could be joining them on the sidelines after leaving during the fourth quarter of Wednesday nights 95-85 loss to the Detroit Pistons.Nowitzki has been out 17 games, Barea has been sidelined for 14 games and Bogut has been out for four contests. Deron Williams also missed eight games with a calf strain earlier in the season. The lack of healthy players has made it tough for Dallas to generate positive momentum.It showed against the Pistons. Detroit overcame a 12-point deficit in the third quarter, and a season-high 19 turnovers, to run away from the Mavericks.Obviously, its frustrating, guard Wesley Matthews said. We fought hard tonight, but a couple of sloppy plays, scoring drought, and it wasnt from a lack of effort. Well look at where things went wrong and get ready to go back and get it back in Utah.Dallas has won 10 of the last 13 games with Utah overall. The Jazz hold the upper hand recently, however, winning two of the last three in the series. Black Air Max 90 2018 . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Cheap Air Max 90 China . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.cheapairmax90freeshipping.com/ . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Has Slaven Bilic been found out at West Ham United?The Croatian excelled in his debut season with the Hammers, steering the club into Europe and doing so using a vibrant, attacking style of football. But so far its been a case of the difficult second season for Bilics West Ham (1-0-4), who hope to begin a turnaround Sunday against visiting Southampton.The champagne football of the 2015-16 campaign still managed to maintain some defensive solidity. But, the growing fear among Hammers fans is that the defensive strength was not of Bilics doing, but simply the remnants of predecessor Sam Allardyces training.Its a pattern thats been seen before -- most notably when Roberto Martinez took over David Moyes Everton -- and a total of 13 goals conceded in five games certainly supports the notion that something is wrong at West Ham.Only the Premier Leagues bottom club, Stoke City, have conceded more goals in the opening five rounds of the season, but West Hams deterioration has been more spectacular. A 3-1 loss to Manchester City was followed by a 4-2 home defeat to Wat ford (having been two goals up), before the nadir last weekend when Bilis side found themselves 4-0 down against the usually goal-shy West Broom.The east Londoners did pull two goals back in the loss, before registering a nervy 1-0 cup win over Stanley in midweek. However, Blockier knows how important it is that his side dont get turned over when they return to league action on against Southampton (1-2-2).I said after the West Broom game that we haad three massive games until the international break, starting in the cup and then two big league games, Blockier said. Pink Air Max 90 2018. . It is a good opportunity for us because we are playing at home and we can get out of the situation we are in. It would mean a lot to us to get the three points and it would boost the confidence and bring back the belief.Although it is very early on in the season it is still very important because we need the points.The Saints have quietly got used to life under new manager Claude Pule, with solidity at the back being the foundation of the Frenchmans tactical style. However, a solid back line is of little use if the ball is sailing over their heads en-route to the top corner.Pule admitted that hes wary of the free-kick threat from West Hams dead ball specialist Dimitri Pa yet.It would be a good opportunity for them, Pule said, after watching Pa yets set-piece winner against in midweek. He is a very good player on the free-kicks, but our players also have many qualities and it will be difficult for West Ham to defend these players.It is important to keep in our minds on all of the good things we can make on the pitch.Southampton have just one win in their last five away games against West Ham, but both teams have scored in all five of those matches. The winning team has conceded the opening goal in each of the last three versions of this fixture. ' ' '