GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (7-3) at INDIANA (3-6)

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 90
INDIANA 112 2:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 97
INDIANA 117 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 19 27 26 25 97
INDIANA 33 32 30 22 117 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 19, ANDREI KIRILENKO 12,
MEHMET OKUR 8
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 25, DANNY GRANGER 19,
SHAWNE WILLIAMS 16</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
UTAH 97
INDIANA 117 FINAL</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points andDanny Granger added 19 as the Indiana Pacers snapped a six-gamelosing streak with Saturday's convincing 117-97 victory over theUtah Jazz.


Marquis Daniels poured in 17 and Shawne Williams added 16 andeight rebounds for Indiana, which needed just the first twoquarters to put this one away.


Dunleavy scored six consecutive points during an impressive 14-2surge that Williams capped with a 21-foot jumper at the 2:53mark in the first quarter to forge a 27-14.


The Pacers continued to extend their advantage in the secondbehind a 10-4 run to close out the half and grab a 65-46 bulgeheading into the locker room.


Carlos Boozer netted 19 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 12 andfive blocks for Utah, which has dropped two straight followinga five-game undefeated streak.


Jazz star guard Deron Williams endured his second consecutiveoff night, scoring just eight points on 3-of-8 shooting. Henetted only 11 points in Friday's 99-94 setback at Cleveland.

 

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">UTAH (97) AT INDIANA (117)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BOOZER F 28:57 9-18 1-2 1 3 4 2 0 2 1 19
A KIRILENKO F 23:10 5-9 2-2 2 1 3 4 4 0 3 12
M OKUR C 22:53 3-7 2-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 8
R BREWER G 24:28 2-8 3-3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 7
D WILLIAMS G 26:51 3-8 2-2 0 1 1 6 3 0 6 8
G GIRICEK 14:46 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 4
M HARPRING 16:04 3-5 1-2 2 3 5 1 3 1 1 7
J HART 21:09 2-7 3-3 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 7
J COLLINS 25:07 2-4 2-2 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 6
P MILLSAP 19:03 3-5 1-3 2 4 6 2 2 1 1 7
C MILES 8:46 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8
R PRICE 8:46 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4

TOTALS 240:00 39-83 17-22 11 20 31 20 24 6 19 97
(.470) (.773) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 20 (29 PTS)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D GRANGER F 25:47 6-10 5-6 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 19
J O'NEAL F 25:36 4-10 0-2 1 4 5 1 3 0 4 8
T MURPHY C 25:16 1-4 3-4 0 3 3 5 6 1 3 5
M DUNLEAVY G 31:54 9-17 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 25
J TINSLEY G 30:54 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 13 2 2 1 8
J FOSTER 25:48 2-2 1-2 2 7 9 3 3 1 0 5
S WILLIAMS 25:29 7-11 0-2 4 4 8 1 3 2 3 16
D HARRISON 12:54 3-4 1-2 0 1 1 1 5 0 2 7
M DANIELS 14:42 7-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 17
K RUSH 11:50 1-3 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
A OWENS 2:57 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T DIENER 6:53 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 44-76 18-28 8 27 35 29 27 11 17 117
(.579) (.643) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 18 (23 PTS)

UTAH 19 27 26 25 - 97
INDIANA 33 32 30 22 - 117

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO 5. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, S WILLIAMS 3,
M DANIELS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 2-9 (.222), A KIRILENKO 0-3, M OKUR 0-1, D WILLIAMS 0-
1, J HART 0-2, C MILES 2-2. INDIANA 11-23 (.478), D GRANGER 2-4, T MURPHY 0-
2, M DUNLEAVY 3-6, J TINSLEY 2-3, S WILLIAMS 2-5, M DANIELS 1-1, K RUSH 1-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, ERIC LEWIS, JIM CLARK.
A - 12,447. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at INDIANA

<div class="pre">UTAH (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Boozer 28:57 9-18 1-2 1-4 2 0 19
A Kirilenko 23:10 5-9 2-2 2-3 4 4 12
M Okur 22:53 3-7 2-3 0-2 0 3 8
R Brewer 24:28 2-8 3-3 1-2 1 0 7
D Williams 26:51 3-8 2-2 0-1 6 3 8
G Giricek 14:46 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 1 4
M Harpring 16:04 3-5 1-2 2-5 1 3 7
J Hart 21:09 2-7 3-3 0-3 4 1 7
J Collins 25:07 2-4 2-2 3-4 0 3 6
P Millsap 19:03 3-5 1-3 2-6 2 2 7
C Miles 8:46 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 8
R Price 8:46 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-83 17-22 11-31 20 24 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.470, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (A Kirilenko 0-3, M Okur 0-1, D
Williams 0-1, J Hart 0-2, C Miles 2-2). Team
Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:5 (A Kirilenko
5). Turnovers:19 (D Williams 6, A Kirilenko
3, C Miles 3, G Giricek 2, M Harpring, R
Brewer, P Millsap, M Okur, C Boozer). Steals:
6 (C Boozer 2, M Harpring, G Giricek, P
Millsap, R Price).


INDIANA (117)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 25:47 6-10 5-6 0-2 1 4 19
J O'Neal 25:36 4-10 0-2 1-5 1 3 8
T Murphy 25:16 1-4 3-4 0-3 5 6 5
M Dunleavy 31:54 9-17 4-4 1-3 1 0 25
J Tinsley 30:54 3-5 0-0 0-3 13 2 8
J Foster 25:48 2-2 1-2 2-9 3 3 5
S Williams 25:29 7-11 0-2 4-8 1 3 16
D Harrison 12:54 3-4 1-2 0-1 1 5 7
M Daniels 14:42 7-8 2-2 0-1 1 0 17
K Rush 11:50 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 4
A Owens 2:57 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1
T Diener 6:53 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-76 18-28 8-35 29 27 117
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.579, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals:
11-23, .478 (D Granger 2-4, T Murphy 0-2, M
Dunleavy 3-6, J Tinsley 2-3, S Williams 2-5,
M Daniels 1-1, K Rush 1-2). Team Rebounds:
11. Blocked Shots:7 (J O'Neal 3, S Williams
3, M Daniels). Turnovers:17 (J O'Neal 4, T
Murphy 3, S Williams 3, M Daniels 3, D
Harrison 2, J Tinsley, K Rush). Steals: 11 (M
Dunleavy 3, J Tinsley 2, S Williams 2, J
Foster, D Granger, T Murphy, K Rush).

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UTAH 19 27 26 25 - 97
INDIANA 33 32 30 22 - 117
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,447. T: 2:17.
Officials: Benny Adams, Eric Lewis, Jim Clark.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy and the Indiana Pacersfinally have something to smile about.


Dunleavy scored 25 points and Danny Granger added 19 as thePacers snapped a six-game losing streak with Saturday'sconvincing, 117-97, victory over the Utah Jazz.


Marquis Daniels poured in 17 and Shawne Williams added 16 andeight rebounds for Indiana, which needed just the first twoquarters to put this one away.


"It feels a whole lot better to get that monkey off our back,"Williams said. "A lot of people were getting disgruntledbecause everybody is competitors in here. Nobody likes tolose."


The Pacers shot a blistering 58 percent (44-of-76) from thefield, despite struggling to make shots in the second half.Indiana also shot well from 3-point range, hitting 11-of-23attempts.


"We'll take it," Dunleavy said. "We've had the ball not bounceour way many of nights, especially in the last week or so."

"You have to keep shooting," Granger said. "If you're open,you've got to shoot them. We're all really good shooters, weknow that. Our shots are going to fall, eventually."

Dunleavy scored six consecutive points during an impressive 14-2surge that Williams capped with a 21-foot jumper at the 2:53mark in the first quarter to forge a 27-14 advantage.

The Pacers continued to extend their advantage in the secondbehind a 10-4 run to close out the half and grab a 65-46 bulgeheading into the locker room.


"They came out and got after us right away," Jazz coach JerrySloan said. "It's mind-boggling to me that we didn't have moreenergy than we had."


Carlos Boozer netted 19 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 12 andfive blocks for Utah, which has dropped two straight followinga five-game undefeated streak.


"Take your hats off to them," Boozer said. "They just kickedour butts. We missed some shots, and they hit some, and thenext thing you know we're down double digits again."

Jazz star guard Deron Williams endured his second consecutiveoff night, scoring just eight points on 3-of-8 shooting. Henetted only 11 points in Friday's 99-94 setback at Cleveland.

Dunleavy was impressed with how the Pacers played defensivelyagainst the Jazz.


"They are a tough team to stop, they score a lot of points inthe paint and they move the ball well," he said. "We had anexcellent game plan, and it paid off."