NBA: UTAH at DETROIT <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 20 14 35 31 100 DETROIT 25 21 18 21 85 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: UTH - RONNIE BREWER 18, DERON WILLIAMS 15, PAUL MILLSAP 15 DET - JARVIS HAYES 16, RASHEED WALLACE 12, RODNEY STUCKEY 11</div>
By Tim Kirby PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - Deron Williams led a thirdquarter rally to help lift the shorthanded Utah Jazz to a 100-85victory over the Detroit Pistons in a preseason matchup onFriday. An All-Star snub last season, Williams finished with 15 points -11 of which came in the third quarter - as the Jazz ralliedfrom a 12-point halftime deficit. Ronnie Brewer netted 18 points and Paul Millsap had 15 and eightrebounds for Utah, which shot 41 percent (35-of-84) from thefield. Both teams struggled to score early in the game, although thestarting five for each team played for the majority of the firstquarter. Utah, which was without All-Star Carlos Boozer, started 4-of-22from the field in their second preseason game. Boozer remainedbehind to be with his ailing son, Carmani, who is recoveringfrom a bone-marrow transplant. Detroit's reserves outperformed its counterparts in the secondquarter, going on an 11-2 run to end the half for a 46-34 bugleat intermission. Newcomer Jarvis Hayes scored 16 points and Rasheed Wallacechipped in 12 and three blocks for the Pistons, who shot 41percent (32-of-77) and committed 16 turnovers. Rookie Rodney Stuckey, one of the Pistons' first-round picks inJune's draft, scored five of his 11 points in the secondquarter.
By Tim Kirby PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - Deron Williams led a thirdquarter rally to help lift the shorthanded Utah Jazz to a 100-85victory over the Detroit Pistons in a preseason matchup onFriday. An All-Star snub last season, Williams finished with 15 points -11 of which came in the third quarter - as the Jazz ralliedfrom a 12-point halftime deficit. Ronnie Brewer netted 18 points and Paul Millsap had 15 and eightrebounds for Utah, which shot 41 percent (35-of-84) from thefield. Both teams struggled to score early in the game, although thestarting five for each team played for the majority of the firstquarter. Utah, which was without All-Star Carlos Boozer, started 4-of-22from the field in their second preseason game. Boozer had justreturned earlier after taking time to be with his ailing son,Carmani, who is recovering from a bone-marrow transplant. Detroit's reserves outperformed its counterparts in the secondquarter, going on an 11-2 run to end the half for a 46-34 bugleat intermission. Newcomer Jarvis Hayes scored 16 points and Rasheed Wallacechipped in 12 and three blocks for the Pistons, who shot 41percent (32-of-77) and committed 16 turnovers. Rookie Rodney Stuckey, one of the Pistons' first-round picks inJune's draft, scored five of his 11 points in the secondquarter.
NBA: UTAH at DETROIT <div class="pre">UTAH (100) AT DETROIT (85) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A KIRILENKO F 23:24 2-6 1-1 1 8 9 2 0 1 1 5 P MILLSAP F 31:10 5-8 5-8 2 6 8 1 4 1 1 15 M OKUR C 19:58 3-10 3-3 2 4 6 1 5 0 1 10 R BREWER G 22:28 7-16 3-3 4 2 6 1 0 0 1 18 D WILLIAMS G 24:00 4-9 7-9 1 5 6 7 3 0 1 15 J COLLINS 17:44 1-1 1-3 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 C MILES 17:34 2-7 3-4 3 2 5 0 1 0 1 7 M ALMOND 24:54 3-7 2-2 1 4 5 0 1 0 3 8 K FESENKO 15:17 3-5 1-3 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 7 R PRICE 12:00 0-3 1-1 0 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 G GIRICEK 13:14 4-7 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 J HART 12:00 1-3 0-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 D BROWN 6:17 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K LYDE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 35-84 28-41 19 36 55 20 25 4 13 100 (.417) (.683) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 13 (9 PTS) DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === T PRINCE F 17:14 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 A MCDYESS F 23:33 4-5 2-4 3 5 8 3 4 0 3 10 R WALLACE C 22:10 4-8 4-6 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 12 R HAMILTON G 13:15 2-7 2-3 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 6 C BILLUPS G 22:10 3-9 4-4 1 4 5 5 1 1 1 10 J MAXIELL 28:35 4-5 2-4 2 3 5 0 5 0 1 10 R STUCKEY 29:12 3-10 5-7 1 1 2 7 5 2 4 11 J HAYES 30:46 7-13 1-2 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 16 A AFFLALO 7:23 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 C SAMB 18:16 3-5 0-0 1 4 5 0 6 0 1 6 R MURRAY 12:00 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 S MEJIA 12:00 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 R DUPREE 3:26 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 L HUNTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION G FITCH DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 32-77 20-30 11 27 38 20 34 4 16 85 (.416) (.667) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 16 (20 PTS) UTAH 20 14 35 31 - 100 DETROIT 25 21 18 21 - 85 BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO 2, K FESENKO 2, M OKUR. DETROIT - R WALLACE 3, R HAMILTON, T PRINCE, R STUCKEY, C SAMB. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 2-8 (.250), A KIRILENKO 0-1, M OKUR 1-3, R BREWER 1- 1, C MILES 0-2, R PRICE 0-1. DETROIT 1-13 (.077), T PRINCE 0-1, R WALLACE 0- 2, R HAMILTON 0-2, C BILLUPS 0-2, R STUCKEY 0-1, J HAYES 1-2, A AFFLALO 0- 1, R MURRAY 0-2. TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - R WALLACE 2. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: MARC DAVIS, MATT BOLAND, MONTY MCCUTCHEN. A - 15,557. T - 2:18.</div>
NBA: UTAH at DETROIT <div class="pre">UTAH (100) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp A Kirilenko 23:24 2-6 1-1 1-9 2 0 5 P Millsap 31:10 5-8 5-8 2-8 1 4 15 M Okur 19:58 3-10 3-3 2-6 1 5 10 R Brewer 22:28 7-16 3-3 4-6 1 0 18 D Williams 24:00 4-9 7-9 1-6 7 3 15 J Collins 17:44 1-1 1-3 2-2 2 2 3 C Miles 17:34 2-7 3-4 3-5 0 1 7 M Almond 24:54 3-7 2-2 1-5 0 1 8 K Fesenko 15:17 3-5 1-3 3-5 0 2 7 R Price 12:00 0-3 1-1 0-1 4 4 1 G Giricek 13:14 4-7 1-2 0-0 1 2 9 J Hart 12:00 1-3 0-2 0-2 0 1 2 D Brown 6:17 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 K Lyde DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 35-84 28-41 19-55 20 25 100 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.683. 3-Point Goals: 2-8, .250 (A Kirilenko 0-1, M Okur 1-3, R Brewer 1-1, C Miles 0-2, R Price 0-1). Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:5 (A Kirilenko 2, K Fesenko 2, M Okur). Turnovers:13 (M Almond 3, K Fesenko 2, J Hart, A Kirilenko, M Okur, R Price, C Miles, R Brewer, D Williams, P Millsap). Steals: 4 (A Kirilenko, G Giricek, P Millsap, R Price). DETROIT (85) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp T Prince 17:14 1-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 2 A McDyess 23:33 4-5 2-4 3-8 3 4 10 R Wallace 22:10 4-8 4-6 1-3 0 1 12 R Hamilton 13:15 2-7 2-3 0-3 0 2 6 C Billups 22:10 3-9 4-4 1-5 5 1 10 J Maxiell 28:35 4-5 2-4 2-5 0 5 10 R Stuckey 29:12 3-10 5-7 1-2 7 5 11 J Hayes 30:46 7-13 1-2 2-4 1 2 16 A Afflalo 7:23 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 C Samb 18:16 3-5 0-0 1-5 0 6 6 R Murray 12:00 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 S Mejia 12:00 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 R Dupree 3:26 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 L Hunter DNP - COACH'S DECISION G Fitch DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 32-77 20-30 11-38 20 34 85 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.416, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals: 1-13, .077 (T Prince 0-1, R Wallace 0-2, R Hamilton 0-2, C Billups 0-2, R Stuckey 0-1, J Hayes 1-2, A Afflalo 0-1, R Murray 0-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (R Wallace 3, R Hamilton, T Prince, R Stuckey, C Samb). Turnovers:16 (R Stuckey 4, A McDyess 3, C Billups, R Dupree, T Prince, J Hayes, C Samb, J Maxiell, R Murray, S Mejia, A Afflalo). Steals: 4 (R Stuckey 2, C Billups, R Hamilton). -------------------------------------------- UTAH 20 14 35 31 - 100 DETROIT 25 21 18 21 - 85 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Detroit - 2 (R Wallace, 5:03 1st; R Wallace, 1:50 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,557. T: 2:18. Officials: Marc Davis, Matt Boland, Monty McCutchen.</div>