Citing religious reasons, Miller said he won't even be in the building at all, regardless of the importance of the game, which also falls on Mother's Day.

"About 15 years ago, I decided [going to Sunday games] just didn't fit with what I wanted to be," Miller told The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday. "It's just a personal thing."

Miller is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which admonishes its members to avoid non-religious activities on Sundays if at all possible.

He said he will probably not even watch the game on television or listen to it on the radio.

"I usually get in the car and go for long rides [on Sundays when the Jazz are playing], so I imagine I might do that," he said. "Sometimes, about the time the game should be ending, I tune in and listen to the call-in shows to see what I missed."

Miller said his wife, Gail, or another family member will probably watch the game and call him with updates. He said the game, scheduled to tip off at 1:30 p.m., doesn't conflict with his church services, which begin at 9 a.m. and run until noon.

It will be the Jazz's first Sunday home game since they hosted Phoenix on Jan. 21, 2001, and their first Sunday home playoff game since they beat Portland 88-85 in overtime in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on May 14, 2000, also Mother's Day.

While that playoff game - the Jazz were down 3-0 in the series - fell a few hundred fans short of a sellout, Sunday's game sold out in 15 minutes on Monday, according to Linda Luchetti, vice president of communications for the Jazz.

Miller called the situation "painful" and "frustrating" for not just him but others who would prefer not to attend games on Sundays. But he acknowledged that won't change the minds of the powers-that-be at the NBA, which has avoided scheduling regular-season Sunday home games for the Jazz at Miller's request.

"They know how I feel, but I think television revenues at this time of the year are much more important to them," he said. "When it comes to that, my personal preferences have no consideration in the equation, really."

drew@sltrib.com