October 15th, 2010 
Matt Loede 
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The Suns fell victim to the hot Utah Jazz Thursday night, falling 108-97 in preseason action. Al Jefferson scored 24 points for the now 4-0 Jazz.
“My whole career, I’ve had to score against two, three people,” said Jefferson. “It just feels good to catch the ball and go up. This offense gets along. It gets you the ball in the right spot.”
Rookie Jeremy Evans scored 12 points and Deron Williams added 11 for Utah, who have now beaten the Suns twice in a stretch of 48 hours. They topped the Suns 105-100 in Phoenix on Tuesday night.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 points and Garret Siler added 11 for the Suns, who fall to 1 and 4 and keep having issues on defense, as they have allowed more than 100 points four times in five preseason outings.
“We’ve got things to do, things to improve, but all around, everybody’s been great,” Turkoglu said. “Just got to focus on the things that can really help us get better, like defense and rebounding.”
Jefferson scored 12 points in the third quarter as Utah erased a halftime deficit and took control of the game. He had 40 points in two games against the Suns.
“He’s just getting comfortable,” Jazz guard C.J. Miles said. “Tonight he showed that when he relaxes and plays, he gets buckets down there.”
The Jazz outscored Phoenix 53-41 in the second half and outrebounded the Suns 51-34 for the game, led by Paul Millsap’s seven.
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