NBA: GOLDEN STATE at UTAH <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- GOLDEN STATE 28 18 35 29 110 UTAH 29 36 29 39 133 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: GSW - AL HARRINGTON 38, KELENNA AZUBUIKE 17, TWO PLAYERS WITH 14 UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 30, MEHMET OKUR 28, RONNIE BREWER 19</div>
By Chris Bellamy PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Make that six out of seven for theUtah Jazz against the Golden State Warriors. Deron Williams had 30 points and 11 assists to defuse a laterun, taking over down the stretch as the Jazz pulled away for a133-110 victory over the Warriors on Saturday. The Jazz, who ousted the Warriors in five games in last season'sWestern Conference semifinals, picked up where they left off -trouncing visiting Golden State for the second time in threegames already this campaign. After the Warriors cut their deficit to 99-93 at the 9:00 markof the final period, Williams was there for an answer, knockingdown a mid-range jumper on the other end. Just moments later, he hit a 3-pointer with a hand in his faceto give Utah a more comfortable 12-point edge. It continued that way for much of the fourth quarter. TheWarriors tried to steal back the momentum, but Williams wasalways there with a timely response. He hit back-to-back jumpers on his team's next two possessionsand, with Utah finally starting to pull away, put in the daggerat the 3:43 mark - pulling up in Monta Ellis' face to give hisclub a 118-102 lead. Utah center Mehmet Okur had his first breakout game of theseason, catching fire in the third - netting 13 of his 26 pointsin the period. The sharpshooting All-Star hit five shots in the first 4:30 ofthe second half, including a long shot from the arc after anifty pass in the paint from Andrei Kirilenko that forged a78-56 advantage. Golden State, which relies heavily on the 3-pointer, was adeptfrom long range on Saturday night. The Warriors knocked downtheir first four attempts from the arc as they opened up adouble-digit advantage in the game's opening minutes. But once the perimeter shooting went cold, that lead quicklymelted away. The Warriors missed 11 of their next 12 shots fromthe arc as the Jazz raced ahead. Golden State's 10-point lead was erased in a matter of threeminutes. Okur's first 3-pointer of the night pulled the Jazz towithin 24-22, and second-year swingman Ronnie Brewer put Utahahead for good in the waning seconds of the first - burying a3-pointer to make it 29-28 at the end of the first. Al Harrington collected 38 points and seven rebounds for GoldenState.
NBA: GOLDEN STATE at UTAH <div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (110) AT UTAH (133) GOLDEN STATE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === M PIETRUS F 23:43 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 3 1 9 A HARRINGTON F 38:30 15-20 2-3 3 4 7 3 4 2 2 38 A BIEDRINS C 38:42 6-10 2-2 5 4 9 2 3 0 4 14 K AZUBUIKE G 32:42 6-10 3-5 1 0 1 0 4 2 4 17 B DAVIS G 28:55 3-11 4-6 0 1 1 8 2 1 3 11 M BARNES 21:13 2-7 1-2 0 3 3 5 3 0 2 6 M ELLIS 28:44 3-10 5-6 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 11 P O'BRYANT 12:08 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 M BELINELLI 15:23 1-6 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 S JACKSON DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE S LASME DNP - COACH'S DECISION B WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 40-79 17-24 11 19 30 23 25 10 20 110 (.506) (.708) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 21 (27 PTS) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A KIRILENKO F 34:00 6-10 2-2 2 6 8 6 3 0 3 15 C BOOZER F 41:59 5-10 2-2 6 4 10 6 3 1 5 12 M OKUR C 35:13 9-12 7-9 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 28 R BREWER G 29:46 8-14 1-1 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 19 D WILLIAMS G 36:21 13-17 0-2 0 3 3 11 3 4 4 30 J HART 10:44 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 M HARPRING 16:21 4-9 2-2 3 1 4 0 3 0 2 10 P MILLSAP 12:18 0-0 4-6 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 4 G GIRICEK 18:14 5-6 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 12 R PRICE 3:25 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 C MILES 0:55 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J COLLINS 0:44 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 240:00 51-81 19-28 12 26 38 36 20 9 16 133 (.630) (.679) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 18 (21 PTS) GOLDEN STATE 28 18 35 29 - 110 UTAH 29 36 29 39 - 133 BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A BIEDRINS 2, M PIETRUS. UTAH - A KIRILENKO 2, C BOOZER. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 13-31 (.419), M PIETRUS 3-4, A HARRINGTON 6- 8, K AZUBUIKE 2-4, B DAVIS 1-6, M BARNES 1-4, M ELLIS 0-3, M BELINELLI 0- 2. UTAH 12-16 (.750), A KIRILENKO 1-1, M OKUR 3-3, R BREWER 2-3, D WILLIAMS 4- 6, G GIRICEK 2-2, R PRICE 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: GOLDEN STATE - DEFENSIVE THREE. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JACK NIES, TOMMY NUNEZ. A - 19,911. T - 2:13.</div>
NBA: GOLDEN STATE at UTAH <div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (110) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp M Pietrus 23:43 3-4 0-0 0-3 1 2 9 A Harrington 38:30 15-20 2-3 3-7 3 4 38 A Biedrins 38:42 6-10 2-2 5-9 2 3 14 K Azubuike 32:42 6-10 3-5 1-1 0 4 17 B Davis 28:55 3-11 4-6 0-1 8 2 11 M Barnes 21:13 2-7 1-2 0-3 5 3 6 M Ellis 28:44 3-10 5-6 0-2 3 2 11 P O'Bryant 12:08 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 4 2 M Belinelli 15:23 1-6 0-0 1-3 1 1 2 S Jackson DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE S Lasme DNP - COACH'S DECISION B Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 40-79 17-24 11-30 23 25 110 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.506, FT-.708. 3-Point Goals: 13-31, .419 (M Pietrus 3-4, A Harrington 6-8, K Azubuike 2-4, B Davis 1-6, M Barnes 1-4, M Ellis 0-3, M Belinelli 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:3 (A Biedrins 2, M Pietrus). Turnovers:20 (K Azubuike 4, A Biedrins 4, B Davis 3, A Harrington 2, M Ellis 2, M Barnes 2, M Pietrus, P O'Bryant, M Belinelli). Steals: 10 (M Pietrus 3, A Harrington 2, K Azubuike 2, B Davis, M Ellis, P O'Bryant). UTAH (133) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp A Kirilenko 34:00 6-10 2-2 2-8 6 3 15 C Boozer 41:59 5-10 2-2 6-10 6 3 12 M Okur 35:13 9-12 7-9 0-3 4 2 28 R Brewer 29:46 8-14 1-1 1-1 3 0 19 D Williams 36:21 13-17 0-2 0-3 11 3 30 J Hart 10:44 1-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 2 M Harpring 16:21 4-9 2-2 3-4 0 3 10 P Millsap 12:18 0-0 4-6 0-4 1 2 4 G Giricek 18:14 5-6 0-0 0-3 1 1 12 R Price 3:25 0-1 0-2 0-1 0 1 0 C Miles 0:55 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 J Collins 0:44 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 51-81 19-28 12-38 36 20 133 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.630, FT-.679. 3-Point Goals: 12-16, .750 (A Kirilenko 1-1, M Okur 3-3, R Brewer 2-3, D Williams 4-6, G Giricek 2-2, R Price 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:3 (A Kirilenko 2, C Boozer). Turnovers:16 (C Boozer 5, D Williams 4, A Kirilenko 3, M Harpring 2, G Giricek 2). Steals: 9 (D Williams 4, R Brewer 2, M Okur, G Giricek, C Boozer). -------------------------------------------- GOLDEN STATE 28 18 35 29 - 110 UTAH 29 36 29 39 - 133 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Golden State - 1 (Defensive Three, 5:56 1st). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,911. T: 2:13. Officials: Benny Adams, Jack Nies, Tommy Nunez.</div>
By Chris Bellamy PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Make that six out of seven for the UtahJazz against the Golden State Warriors. Deron Williams had 30 points and 11 assists to defuse a laterun, taking over down the stretch as the Jazz pulled away for a133-110 victory over the Warriors on Saturday. The Jazz, who ousted the Warriors in five games in last season'sWestern Conference semifinals, picked up where they left off -trouncing visiting Golden State for the second time in threegames already this campaign. After the Warriors cut their deficit to 99-93 at the 9:00 markof the final period, Williams was there for an answer, knockingdown a mid-range jumper on the other end. "I just felt we were struggling," Williams said. "I saw thelead going down, and I just tried to step up and hit someshots." Just moments later, he hit a 3-pointer with a hand in his faceto give Utah a more comfortable 12-point edge. It continued that way for much of the fourth quarter. TheWarriors tried to steal back the momentum, but Williams wasalways there with a timely response. "He's able to step up and take those kind of shots," Jazz coachJerry Sloan said. "He has that kind of ability as a player.He's really a terrific player, and you're always interested tosee what he's able to do." He hit back-to-back jumpers on his team's next two possessionsand, with Utah finally starting to pull away, put in the daggerat the 3:43 mark - pulling up in Monta Ellis' face to give hisclub a 118-102 lead. Utah center Mehmet Okur had his first breakout game of theseason, catching fire in the third - netting 13 of his 26 pointsin the period. The sharpshooting All-Star hit five shots in the first 4:30 ofthe second half, including a long shot from the arc after anifty pass in the paint from Andrei Kirilenko that forged a78-56 advantage. "Memo had a great third quarter, and even hit some shots in thefourth, too," said Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, who had 12 pointsand 10 boards. "So, it was good to see that, and that's how wewon the game." Golden State, which relies heavily on the 3-pointer, was adeptfrom long range on Saturday night. The Warriors knocked downtheir first four attempts from the arc as they opened up adouble-digit advantage in the game's opening minutes. But once the perimeter shooting went cold, that lead quicklymelted away. The Warriors missed 11 of their next 12 shots fromthe arc as the Jazz raced ahead. Golden State's 10-point lead was erased in a matter of threeminutes. Okur's first 3-pointer of the night pulled the Jazz to within24-22, and second-year swingman Ronnie Brewer put Utah ahead forgood in the waning seconds of the first - burying a 3-pointerto make it 29-28 at the end of the first. Brewer scored 19 points, one of seven Jazz players to reachdouble figures. "(Brewer) beat us. He played unbelievable," Warriors forward AlHarrington said. "We all know he's not a shooter, but heplayed well. He was definitely the difference in them winningthe game. "All his shots were big shots. Every shot was a shot where wehad them against the ropes, and he would come through with athree or pull up with a big mid-range shot." Harrington collected 38 points on 15-of-20 shooting and grabbedseven rebounds for Golden State. "I got a good rhythm going in the second half," Harrington said."It wasn't good enough. I'm worried about wins and losses."
