NBA: UTAH at DALLAS <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 23 25 34 35 117 DALLAS 28 30 32 35 125 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 41, CARLOS BOOZER 24, MATT HARPRING 11 DAL - JOSH HOWARD 47, ERICK DAMPIER 21, JASON TERRY 19</div>
NBA: UTAH at DALLAS <div class="pre">UTAH (117) AT DALLAS (125) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === D WILLIAMS G 34:29 13-20 12-13 1 2 3 7 3 2 3 41 R BREWER G 28:24 3-7 0-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 C BOOZER F 27:47 11-15 2-3 2 3 5 4 6 0 4 24 A KIRILENKO F 33:06 5-8 0-0 0 1 1 8 3 1 2 10 M OKUR C 20:09 4-4 2-2 2 1 3 1 4 1 2 10 M HARPRING 24:53 4-10 3-4 3 3 6 1 3 1 1 11 P MILLSAP 22:43 3-5 1-2 5 4 9 1 3 2 1 7 C MILES 20:03 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 J COLLINS 14:55 1-2 0-2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 J HART 13:31 1-3 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 TOTALS 240:00 46-76 22-31 16 18 34 25 26 9 15 117 (.605) (.710) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS) DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === D HARRIS G 34:49 3-7 4-5 0 1 1 12 1 3 3 10 J TERRY G 35:48 7-11 2-2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 19 D NOWITZKI F 36:43 8-17 0-0 1 7 8 3 1 1 1 16 J HOWARD F 42:26 14-19 15-17 6 4 10 2 4 0 1 47 E DAMPIER C 31:22 7-8 7-9 4 1 5 0 5 0 0 21 J STACKHOUSE 22:21 3-6 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 10 B BASS 11:17 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 2 D GEORGE 9:48 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J HOWARD 8:47 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 D DIOP 6:39 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 240:00 43-72 30-35 12 19 31 25 20 7 13 125 (.597) (.857) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS) UTAH 23 25 34 35 - 117 DALLAS 28 30 32 35 - 125 BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - J HART, P MILLSAP. DALLAS - E DAMPIER 2, J HOWARD, D NOWITZKI, B BASS. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 3-6 (.500), D WILLIAMS 3-4, A KIRILENKO 0- 1, C MILES 0-1. DALLAS 9-16 (.563), J TERRY 3-6, D NOWITZKI 0-1, J STACKHOUSE 2- 4, J HOWARD 4-5. TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - B BASS, J HOWARD. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, DAVID GUTHRIE, SEAN CORBIN. A - 20,300. T - 2:16.</div>
NBA: UTAH at DALLAS <div class="pre">UTAH (117) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp D Williams 34:29 13-20 12-13 1-3 7 3 41 R Brewer 28:24 3-7 0-2 1-2 2 1 6 C Boozer 27:47 11-15 2-3 2-5 4 6 24 A Kirilenko 33:06 5-8 0-0 0-1 8 3 10 M Okur 20:09 4-4 2-2 2-3 1 4 10 M Harpring 24:53 4-10 3-4 3-6 1 3 11 P Millsap 22:43 3-5 1-2 5-9 1 3 7 C Miles 20:03 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 J Collins 14:55 1-2 0-2 2-3 0 1 2 J Hart 13:31 1-3 2-3 0-1 0 0 4 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 46-76 22-31 16-34 25 26 117 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.605, FT-.710. 3-Point Goals: 3-6, .500 (D Williams 3-4, A Kirilenko 0-1, C Miles 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:2 (J Hart, P Millsap). Turnovers:15 (C Boozer 4, D Williams 3, A Kirilenko 2, M Okur 2, M Harpring, P Millsap, R Brewer, C Miles). Steals: 9 (D Williams 2, P Millsap 2, M Harpring, J Hart, C Miles, A Kirilenko, M Okur). DALLAS (125) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp D Harris 34:49 3-7 4-5 0-1 12 1 10 J Terry 35:48 7-11 2-2 0-0 5 1 19 D Nowitzki 36:43 8-17 0-0 1-8 3 1 16 J Howard 42:26 14-19 15-17 6-10 2 4 47 E Dampier 31:22 7-8 7-9 4-5 0 5 21 J Stackhouse 22:21 3-6 2-2 0-1 1 0 10 B Bass 11:17 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 2 2 D George 9:48 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 J Howard 8:47 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 D Diop 6:39 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 3 0 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 43-72 30-35 12-31 25 20 125 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.597, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals: 9-16, .563 (J Terry 3-6, D Nowitzki 0-1, J Stackhouse 2-4, J Howard 4-5). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots:5 (E Dampier 2, J Howard, D Nowitzki, B Bass). Turnovers:13 (J Stackhouse 3, D Harris 3, B Bass 3, J Howard, D Nowitzki, J Howard, D Diop). Steals: 7 (D Harris 3, J Terry 2, J Stackhouse, D Nowitzki). -------------------------------------------- UTAH 23 25 34 35 - 117 DALLAS 28 30 32 35 - 125 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Dallas - 2 (B Bass, 1:01 1st; J Howard, 8:42 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,300. T: 2:16. Officials: Bill Spooner, David Guthrie, Sean Corbin.</div>
DALLAS (Ticker) -- Josh Howard made sure the Utah Jazzcontinued to stumble in big "D". Howard collected a career-best 47 points and 10 rebounds to helpoffset an explosion by Deron Williams as the Dallas Mavericksposted a 125-117 victory over the Jazz on Saturday night. Howard connected on 14-of-19 shots -including 4-of-5 from thearc - and sank 15-of-17 free throws en route to the sixth-bestperformance in franchise history. Williams also brought his "A" game, collecting a season-best 41points and seven assists for Utah, which finished winless on itsthree-game trip. It was the Mavericks' ninth consecutive home victory over theJazz, who haven't won here since December 20, 2002. Devin Harris' assist to Erick Dampier helped the Mavs create acommanding 83-68 advantage in the third quarter before the Jazzmade things interesting. Behind Williams, Utah closed out the third on an impressive 14-7surge, capped by Williams' 3-pointer with 34 seconds to go toslice the deficit to 90-82 heading into the final period. Dirk Nowitzki's 16-foot jumper gave Dallas a 103-95 bulge with7:43 remaining, but Williams answered the call once again,pouring in seven of the Jazz's next nine points to draw withinthree. Howard's one-handed dunk pushed Dallas' advantage to 112-106with 4 1/2 minutes to go. After Williams hit two free throws to cut the lead to 112-110with 3:41 remaining, Dallas then went on a 7-1 run to pad itscushion and secure the win.
DALLAS (Ticker) -- Josh Howard made sure the Utah Jazzcontinued to stumble in big "D". Howard collected a career-best 47 points and 10 rebounds to helpoffset an explosion by Deron Williams as the Dallas Mavericksposted a 125-117 victory over the Jazz on Saturday night. Howard connected on 14-of-19 shots - including 4-of-5 from thearc - and sank 15-of-17 free throws en route to the sixth-bestperformance in franchise history. "I stayed aggressive for four quarters," Howard said. "I had alot of confidence tonight and my teammates were finding me inthe right spots. I want to be a more complete player." "Obviously, we didn't have much of an answer for Howard," Jazzcoach Jerry Sloan said. "He had a wonderful game. Anytime youhave a team like that shoot 59 percent it's awfully tough for usto win. Give (Dallas) all the credit, they played well." Williams also brought his "A" game, collecting a season-best 41points and seven assists for Utah, which finished winless on itsthree-game trip. "I was trying to answer and trying to help my team win,"Williams said. "There were some cold points in the game ingetting our offense to score so I was just trying to take itupon myself to help us stay in it." It was the Mavericks' ninth consecutive home victory over theJazz, who haven't won here since December 20, 2002. Devin Harris' assist to Erick Dampier helped the Mavs create acommanding 83-68 advantage in the third quarter before the Jazzmade things interesting. "We gave them some short-term challenges offensively anddefensively," Mavs coach Avery Johnson said. "We met most ofthem offensively, we didn't meet many of them defensively, butthe energy was really high." Behind Williams, Utah closed out the third on an impressive 14-7surge, capped by Williams' 3-pointer with 34 seconds to go toslice the deficit to 90-82 heading into the final period. Dirk Nowitzki's 16-foot jumper gave Dallas a 103-95 bulge with7:43 remaining, but Williams answered the call once again,pouring in seven of the Jazz's next nine points to draw withinthree. Howard's one-handed dunk pushed Dallas' advantage to 112-106with 4 1/2 minutes to go. "We stayed aggressive. I think that is something that coachwanted us to do," Howard said. "The last couple of losses wehad a big let down and gave up some leads. If we stayaggressive throughout the whole game we can have more turnoutslike this." After Williams hit two free throws to cut the lead to 112-110with 3:41 remaining, Dallas then went on a 7-1 run to pad itscushion and secure the win. Dampier netted 21 points, Jason Terry chipped in 19 and Nowitzkiadded 16 for Dallas, which shot a blistering 59 percent(43-of-72) and made 9-of-16 3-pointers. Jazz forward Carlos Boozer finished with 24 points beforefouling out for the second straight night.
DALLAS (Ticker) -- Josh Howard made sure the Utah Jazzcontinued to stumble in big "D". Howard collected a career-best 47 points and 10 rebounds to helpoffset an explosion by Deron Williams as the Dallas Mavericksposted a 125-117 victory over the Jazz on Saturday night. Howard connected on 14-of-19 shots - including 4-of-5 from thearc - and sank 15-of-17 free throws en route to the sixth-bestperformance in franchise history. "I stayed aggressive for four quarters," Howard said. "I had alot of confidence tonight and my teammates were finding me inthe right spots. I want to be a more complete player." "Obviously, we didn't have much of an answer for Howard," Jazzcoach Jerry Sloan said. "He had a wonderful game. Anytime youhave a team like that shoot 59 percent it's awfully tough for usto win. Give (Dallas) all the credit, they played well." Williams also brought his "A" game, collecting a season-best 41points and seven assists for Utah, which finished winless on itsthree-game trip. "I was trying to answer and trying to help my team win,"Williams said. "There were some cold points in the game ingetting our offense to score so I was just trying to take itupon myself to help us stay in it." It was the Mavericks eighth win in the last 10 home meetingsover the Jazz, who fell to 2-10 all-time at American AirlinesCenter. Devin Harris' assist to Erick Dampier helped the Mavs create acommanding 83-68 advantage in the third quarter before the Jazzmade things interesting. "We gave them some short-term challenges offensively anddefensively," Mavs coach Avery Johnson said. "We met most ofthem offensively, we didn't meet many of them defensively, butthe energy was really high." Behind Williams, Utah closed out the third on an impressive 14-7surge, capped by Williams' 3-pointer with 34 seconds to go toslice the deficit to 90-82 heading into the final period. Dirk Nowitzki's 16-foot jumper gave Dallas a 103-95 bulge with7:43 remaining, but Williams answered the call once again,pouring in seven of the Jazz's next nine points to draw withinthree. Howard's one-handed dunk pushed Dallas' advantage to 112-106with 4 1/2 minutes to go. "We stayed aggressive. I think that is something that coachwanted us to do," Howard said. "The last couple of losses wehad a big let down and gave up some leads. If we stayaggressive throughout the whole game we can have more turnoutslike this." After Williams hit two free throws to cut the lead to 112-110with 3:41 remaining, Dallas then went on a 7-1 run to pad itscushion and secure the win. Dampier netted 21 points, Jason Terry chipped in 19 and Nowitzkiadded 16 for Dallas, which shot a blistering 59 percent(43-of-72) and made 9-of-16 3-pointers. Jazz forward Carlos Boozer finished with 24 points beforefouling out for the second straight night.
