GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (13-10) at PORTLAND (10-12)

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 86
PORTLAND 87 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 87
PORTLAND 93 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 91
PORTLAND 99 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 26 28 20 17 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 99 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 22, ANDREI KIRILENKO 16,
RONNIE BREWER 13
POR - BRANDON ROY 29, TRAVIS OUTLAW 21, JAMES
JONES 14</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
UTAH 91
PORTLAND 99 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">UTAH (91) AT PORTLAND (99)

UTAH

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

D WILLIAMS G 41:18 5-14 1-2 1 4 5 10 4 1 5 11
R BREWER G 32:09 5-13 3-3 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 13
C BOOZER F 36:08 10-20 2-4 3 9 12 6 6 4 0 22
A KIRILENKO F 43:31 6-19 4-5 3 5 8 1 4 0 2 16
J COLLINS C 15:26 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 6
P MILLSAP 20:33 3-7 3-4 2 2 4 0 5 1 1 9
M HARPRING 18:57 2-5 1-2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5
G GIRICEK 15:51 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2
R PRICE 6:43 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
C MILES 4:56 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
K FESENKO 4:28 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18 32 50 21 30 6 12 91
(.394) (.739) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS)

PORTLAND

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

S BLAKE G 21:31 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 2
B ROY G 35:53 11-21 7-7 1 3 4 4 1 1 3 29
C FRYE F 17:39 2-6 1-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 5
M WEBSTER F 23:19 1-4 7-8 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 10
J PRZYBILLA C 34:30 4-6 0-0 3 5 8 0 5 0 1 8
J JONES 29:23 3-5 7-7 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 27:27 6-10 9-14 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 21
J JACK 26:49 0-4 5-6 0 4 4 4 4 2 4 5
S RODRIGUEZ 12:07 1-7 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 3
R LAFRENTZ 11:22 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6 33 39 17 24 7 14 99
(.441) (.804) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO, D WILLIAMS, P MILLSAP. PORTLAND -
R LAFRENTZ 3, J PRZYBILLA, J JONES, T OUTLAW.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 0-13 (.000), D WILLIAMS 0-5, R BREWER 0-2,
A KIRILENKO 0-1, G GIRICEK 0-3, R PRICE 0-2. PORTLAND 2-11 (.182),
S BLAKE 0-1, B ROY 0-3, M WEBSTER 1-3, J JONES 1-2, S RODRIGUEZ 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - P MILLSAP. PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MICHAEL SMITH, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - N/A. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">UTAH (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Williams 41:18 5-14 1-2 1-5 10 4 11
R Brewer 32:09 5-13 3-3 2-5 2 4 13
C Boozer 36:08 10-20 2-4 3-12 6 6 22
A Kirilenko 43:31 6-19 4-5 3-8 1 4 16
J Collins 15:26 2-2 2-2 1-3 1 2 6
P Millsap 20:33 3-7 3-4 2-4 0 5 9
M Harpring 18:57 2-5 1-2 3-7 0 0 5
G Giricek 15:51 1-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 2
R Price 6:43 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 3
C Miles 4:56 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 4
K Fesenko 4:28 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18-50 21 30 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.394, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (D Williams 0-5, R Brewer 0-2, A
Kirilenko 0-1, G Giricek 0-3, R Price 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:3 (A
Kirilenko, D Williams, P Millsap).
Turnovers:12 (D Williams 5, R Brewer 3, A
Kirilenko 2, J Collins, P Millsap). Steals: 6
(C Boozer 4, D Williams, P Millsap).


PORTLAND (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 21:31 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 2 2
B Roy 35:53 11-21 7-7 1-4 4 1 29
C Frye 17:39 2-6 1-2 0-3 1 2 5
M Webster 23:19 1-4 7-8 0-4 1 1 10
J Przybilla 34:30 4-6 0-0 3-8 0 5 8
J Jones 29:23 3-5 7-7 0-4 0 2 14
T Outlaw 27:27 6-10 9-14 1-6 2 2 21
J Jack 26:49 0-4 5-6 0-4 4 4 5
S Rodriguez 12:07 1-7 1-2 1-4 1 3 3
R LaFrentz 11:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6-39 17 24 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.441, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
2-11, .182 (S Blake 0-1, B Roy 0-3, M Webster
1-3, J Jones 1-2, S Rodriguez 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6 (R LaFrentz 3,
J Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Turnovers:14
(J Jack 4, B Roy 3, S Blake 2, C Frye 2, J
Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Steals: 7 (J
Jack 2, T Outlaw 2, S Blake, M Webster, B
Roy).

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UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99
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Technical fouls: Utah - 1 (P Millsap, 3:27
1st). Portland - 2 (J Przybilla, 9:29 2nd; J
Przybilla, 11:06 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: 2:22.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, Sean
Wright.</div>

 

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Brandon Roy scored 29 points andTravis Outlaw added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers postedtheir sixth straight win, a 99-91 victory over the strugglingUtah Jazz on Friday night.


Reserve James Jones had 14 points for the Trail Blazers, whoplayed their third straight game without their leading scorerand rebounder, second-year forward LaMarcus Aldridge (plantarfasciitis).


It was the second meeting in four days between the two teams,with Portland getting the better of Utah, 97-89, on Tuesday.With Friday's loss, the Jazz now have lost six in a row.

It was an uphill climb in this one for the Blazers, who openedthe fourth with seven straight points to complete an impressivecomeback en route to the victory.


A 16-6 run to start the third gave the Jazz a 70-59 lead, butthe resilient Blazers fought back - scoring eight straightpoints to cut their deficit to four points going into the finalperiod.


Jones nailed a 17-foot jumper to put Portland ahead, 75-74, andOutlaw followed with another jumper - prompting timeout by theJazz early in the fourth.


But Andrei Kirilenko's 15-foot jumper helped Utah recapture thelead, 78-77, with 6:30 remaining.


The teams then traded baskets for most of the rest final perioduntil the Blazers took the lead for good, 87-86, on Outlaw'stwo free throws with 2:33 left. Portland won the free-throwbattle the rest of the way.


Despite shooting 10-of-17 in the first period, Portland led just28-26 after one.


In the second, the Blazers inched their way to a 45-37 leadthanks in part to Outlaw and poor shooting by the Jazz. Outlawscored eight points while the visitors made only 4-of-15 fieldgoals during that span.


<div class="pre">The Jazz responded by converting three straight times</div>offensively, sparking a 17-6 run. C.J. Miles' layup capped itwith 36 seconds remaining before Joel Przybilla ended the halfwith a putback dunk, bringing Portland to within one at 54-53.

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, whowere without forward Mehmet Okur for the second straight game(back).

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">UTAH (91) AT PORTLAND (99)

UTAH

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

D WILLIAMS G 41:18 5-14 1-2 1 4 5 10 4 1 5 11
R BREWER G 32:09 5-13 3-3 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 13
C BOOZER F 36:08 10-20 2-4 3 9 12 6 6 4 0 22
A KIRILENKO F 43:31 6-19 4-5 3 5 8 1 4 0 2 16
J COLLINS C 15:26 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 6
P MILLSAP 20:33 3-7 3-4 2 2 4 0 5 1 1 9
M HARPRING 18:57 2-5 1-2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5
G GIRICEK 15:51 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2
R PRICE 6:43 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
C MILES 4:56 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
K FESENKO 4:28 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
M OKUR DNP - SHOULDER

TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18 32 50 21 30 6 12 91
(.394) (.739) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 12 (15 PTS)

PORTLAND

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

S BLAKE G 21:31 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 2
B ROY G 35:53 11-21 7-7 1 3 4 4 1 1 3 29
C FRYE F 17:39 2-6 1-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 5
M WEBSTER F 23:19 1-4 7-8 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 10
J PRZYBILLA C 34:30 4-6 0-0 3 5 8 0 5 0 1 8
J JONES 29:23 3-5 7-7 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 27:27 6-10 9-14 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 21
J JACK 26:49 0-4 5-6 0 4 4 4 4 2 4 5
S RODRIGUEZ 12:07 1-7 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 3
R LAFRENTZ 11:22 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
L ALDRIDGE DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS
J MCROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6 33 39 17 24 7 14 99
(.441) (.804) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14 (22 PTS)

UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO, D WILLIAMS, P MILLSAP. PORTLAND -
R LAFRENTZ 3, J PRZYBILLA, J JONES, T OUTLAW.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 0-13 (.000), D WILLIAMS 0-5, R BREWER 0-2,
A KIRILENKO 0-1, G GIRICEK 0-3, R PRICE 0-2. PORTLAND 2-11 (.182),
S BLAKE 0-1, B ROY 0-3, M WEBSTER 1-3, J JONES 1-2, S RODRIGUEZ 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - DEFENSIVE THREE. PORTLAND - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MICHAEL SMITH, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 19,980. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">UTAH (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Williams 41:18 5-14 1-2 1-5 10 4 11
R Brewer 32:09 5-13 3-3 2-5 2 4 13
C Boozer 36:08 10-20 2-4 3-12 6 6 22
A Kirilenko 43:31 6-19 4-5 3-8 1 4 16
J Collins 15:26 2-2 2-2 1-3 1 2 6
P Millsap 20:33 3-7 3-4 2-4 0 5 9
M Harpring 18:57 2-5 1-2 3-7 0 0 5
G Giricek 15:51 1-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 2
R Price 6:43 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 3
C Miles 4:56 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 4
K Fesenko 4:28 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0
M Okur DNP - SHOULDER

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18-50 21 30 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.394, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (D Williams 0-5, R Brewer 0-2, A
Kirilenko 0-1, G Giricek 0-3, R Price 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:3 (A
Kirilenko, D Williams, P Millsap).
Turnovers:12 (D Williams 5, R Brewer 3, A
Kirilenko 2, J Collins, P Millsap). Steals: 6
(C Boozer 4, D Williams, P Millsap).


PORTLAND (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 21:31 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 2 2
B Roy 35:53 11-21 7-7 1-4 4 1 29
C Frye 17:39 2-6 1-2 0-3 1 2 5
M Webster 23:19 1-4 7-8 0-4 1 1 10
J Przybilla 34:30 4-6 0-0 3-8 0 5 8
J Jones 29:23 3-5 7-7 0-4 0 2 14
T Outlaw 27:27 6-10 9-14 1-6 2 2 21
J Jack 26:49 0-4 5-6 0-4 4 4 5
S Rodriguez 12:07 1-7 1-2 1-4 1 3 3
R LaFrentz 11:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2
L Aldridge DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6-39 17 24 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.441, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
2-11, .182 (S Blake 0-1, B Roy 0-3, M Webster
1-3, J Jones 1-2, S Rodriguez 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6 (R LaFrentz 3,
J Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Turnovers:14
(J Jack 4, B Roy 3, S Blake 2, C Frye 2, J
Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Steals: 7 (J
Jack 2, T Outlaw 2, S Blake, M Webster, B
Roy).

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UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Utah - 1 (Defensive Three,
3:27 1st). Portland - 2 (Defensive Three,
9:29 2nd; Defensive Three, 11:06 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,980. T: 2:22.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, Sean
Wright.</div>

 

By Kasey Postlewaite
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Brandon Roy scored 29 points andTravis Outlaw added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers postedtheir sixth straight win, a 99-91 victory over the strugglingUtah Jazz on Friday night.


Reserve James Jones had 14 points for the Trail Blazers, whoplayed their third straight game without their leading scorerand rebounder, second-year forward LaMarcus Aldridge (plantarfasciitis).


"Right now, our bench is giving us a huge lift every night," Roysaid. "Travis Outlaw and James Jones have been the differencewithout question. With them and everyone else coming together,we've gotten ourselves in a little groove."


"They were double-teaming Brandon a lot, so somebody had to stepup," said Outlaw, who has scored 20 or more points in five ofthe last six games. "I felt I had to step up and I was able toget open. It was just fun, and we were having a good timetonight."


It was the second meeting in four days between the two teams,with Portland getting the better of Utah, 97-89, on Tuesday.With Friday's loss, the Jazz now have lost six in a row.

"It seems to come down to the last four to five minutes," Jazzforward Carlos Boozer said of the team's skid. "I felt like wehad a chance to win all six of them. But for some reason, wecan't win them. Maybe, we're making the wrong mistakes and notgetting the right stops."


"I wouldn't call it desperation time," Jazz coach Jerry Sloansaid. "We are not going to panic. Hopefully, our players do abetter job of understanding what we have to do to get goingagain."


It was an uphill climb in this one for the Blazers, who openedthe fourth with seven straight points to complete an impressivecomeback en route to the victory.


A 16-6 run to start the third gave the Jazz a 70-59 lead, butthe resilient Blazers fought back - scoring eight straightpoints to cut their deficit to four points going into the finalperiod.


Jones nailed a 17-foot jumper to put Portland ahead, 75-74, andOutlaw followed with another jumper - prompting timeout by theJazz early in the fourth.


"In the past, I think we have all been guilty of putting ourheads down when another team makes a run," Roy said. "But eversince the Memphis game, no matter what, we come together andsay, 'We're not going to let this happen.' I think teams mighthit us with their best punch and expect us to fold, but we'renot folding. We're coming back harder."


But Andrei Kirilenko's 15-foot jumper helped Utah recapture thelead, 78-77, with 6:30 remaining.


The teams then traded baskets for most of the rest final perioduntil the Blazers took the lead for good, 87-86, on Outlaw's twofree throws with 2:33 left. Portland won the free-throw battlethe rest of the way.


"I'm seeing this group pull itself together and challenge eachother," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "Earlier, we couldn'trecover from runs. Now, we have been able to rally back andwin some games."


There is no doubt that the play of Outlaw and Jones have beenhuge contributors to the Blazers' best win streak in five years.

It was Outlaw's last-second shot at Memphis that started thestreak, and Jones has done his part by connecting on 16 of hispast 24 3-pointers.


"With the way Travis is playing right now, it's really given usanother option down the stretch," McMillan said. "He's veryconfident in his shot right now and he's not hesitating. AndJames has just been great. I just wish he was healthier becausehe could do so much for us."


Despite shooting 10-of-17 in the first period, Portland led just28-26 after one.


In the second, the Blazers inched their way to a 45-37 leadthanks in part to Outlaw and poor shooting by the Jazz. Outlawscored eight points while the visitors made only 4-of-15 fieldgoals during that span.


<div class="pre">The Jazz responded by converting three straight times</div>offensively, sparking a 17-6 run.C.J. Miles' layup cappedit with 36 seconds remaining before Joel Przybilla endedthe half with a putback dunk, bringing Portland to within oneat 54-53.


Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his 18 double-doublefor the Jazz, who were without forward Mehmet Okur for thesecond straight game (back).