Karl Malone said he would not practice Monday and, good to his word, he did not. He also missed Tuesday morning's workout,
     
Malone took both days off to rest and recover from the cold that bothered him Sunday night, when for the first time in an 18-season career the NBA's No. 2 all-time scorer went scoreless.

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After surveying the height, weight, age and experience of the 413 players on opening-night rosters, the NBA determines who is the league's "Mr. Average."
     
This year the tag falls to new Jazz swingman Matt Harpring, who at the start of the season most closely matched the four norms: Harpring is 26.43 years old, with the average NBAer being 27.34; he stands 6-foot-7 (the average is 6-7.4); weighs 231 pounds (average, 225.4) and has four seasons of experience (average, 4.73).