DENVER (AP) -- Running out of big bodies, the Utah Jazz are going to start Kyrylo Fesenko at center in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. The second-year player out of Ukraine, who averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds this season, replaces center Mehmet Okur. Okur is out for the rest of the playoffs after tearing his left Achilles' tendon in the first half of Utah's loss in Game 1 on Saturday night.
Fesenko, who packs 300 pounds on his 7-foot-1 frame, got the call over center Kosta Koufos, who is still expected to get some playing time for the injury-riddled Jazz. Fesenko's primary defensive assignment will be guarding athletic Nuggets center Nene with Carlos Boozer focusing on Kenyon Martin.
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