GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH at PHOENIX

NBA: UTAH at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 21 20 34 26 101
PHOENIX 28 30 39 27 124 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: UTH - PAUL MILLSAP 16, RONNIE BREWER 15,
MEHMET OKUR 12
PHO - RAJA BELL 24, LEANDRO BARBOSA 20, SHAWN
MARION 16</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
UTAH 101
PHOENIX 124 FINAL</div>

 

By Bob Huhn
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Raja Bell scored 16 of his 24 points in thethird quarter and Leandro Barbosa added 20 as the Phoenix Sunspounded the Utah Jazz, 124-101, in preseason action on Monday.

Shawn Marion contributed 16 points and Grant Hill chipped inwith 14 for the Suns, who shot 16-of-25 from the arc.

Bell was 8-of-10 from the field, including 5-of-6 on 3-pointers,and Barbosa, who scored just seven points on 1-of-5 shooting inhis last contest on Friday, had 15 points at halftime - hitting5-of-8 shots from the floor.


Utah led 14-11 with 5:14 left in the opening quarter when theSuns scored the next 12 points to take a 23-14 lead at the 2:36mark. Barbosa scored nine of the 12 points during that stretch.

The Suns held a 45-35 advantage with 5:11 remaining in thesecond quarter when they went on a 23-6 run to close out thefirst half with a 58-41 lead.


Phoenix continued their offensive barrage in the second halfleading by as many as 35 points en route to a preseason-high 124points.


Paul Millsap scored 16 points, despite being only 3-10 from thefield, and Ronnie Brewer, who led the Jazz in scoring the threeprevious games, recorded 15 points - all in the second half.

Mehmet Okur had 12, Andrei Kirilenko scored 11 and Carlos Boozeradded 10 in his first preseason game for the Jazz. Boozer hadmissed the first three contests to be with his 16-month-old son,Carmani, who received a bone-marrow transplant in lateSeptember.

 

NBA: UTAH at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">UTAH (101) AT PHOENIX (124)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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A KIRILENKO F 24:49 3-8 5-6 3 6 9 2 2 2 4 11
C BOOZER F 13:14 5-7 0-0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 10
M OKUR C 24:00 4-7 3-3 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 12
R BREWER G 27:03 5-12 5-5 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 15
D WILLIAMS G 23:10 5-10 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 0 6 11
P MILLSAP 29:09 3-10 10-13 3 4 7 0 3 0 4 16
J HART 12:00 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2
G GIRICEK 12:00 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4
J COLLINS 12:00 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4
C MILES 18:59 0-4 4-4 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 4
M ALMOND 13:09 1-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
R PRICE 12:50 2-9 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6
K FESENKO 12:00 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 2
D BROWN 5:37 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
M HARPRING DNP - KNEE INJURY
D HARVEY DNP - FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
K LYDE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-85 31-37 14 30 44 16 24 11 28 101
(.400) (.838) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 28 (40 PTS)

PHOENIX

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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G HILL F 21:39 4-9 5-6 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 14
S MARION F 27:31 6-14 3-3 1 7 8 2 4 1 2 16
B DIAW C 40:02 2-4 2-2 3 8 11 9 1 2 5 6
R BELL G 24:55 8-10 3-3 0 2 2 1 5 1 3 24
S NASH G 24:23 4-6 2-2 0 5 5 7 2 2 1 12
L BARBOSA 19:55 6-12 4-4 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 20
S MARKS 28:27 5-10 1-2 2 3 5 1 4 2 1 11
M BANKS 18:00 3-5 2-2 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 8
D STRAWBERRY 20:59 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 3 4 2 4 5
A TUCKER 8:32 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
R FRAHM 5:37 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

TOTALS 240:00 43-82 22-24 7 30 37 28 30 14 22 124
(.524) (.917) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 22 (25 PTS)

UTAH 21 20 34 26 - 101
PHOENIX 28 30 39 27 - 124

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO 3, K FESENKO 2. PHOENIX - S MARION 2,
B DIAW 2, S MARKS 2, S NASH, L BARBOSA, D STRAWBERRY, R BELL, A TUCKER.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 2-10 (.200), M OKUR 1-3, R BREWER 0-1, P MILLSAP 0-
1, G GIRICEK 0-1, C MILES 0-1, R PRICE 1-3. PHOENIX 16-26 (.615), G HILL 1-
1, S MARION 1-3, B DIAW 0-1, R BELL 5-6, S NASH 2-2, L BARBOSA 4-7,
D STRAWBERRY 1-3, A TUCKER 1-1, R FRAHM 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: PHOENIX 1 (D STRAWBERRY, 1:06 3RD).
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, KEVIN FEHR, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 18,422. T - 2:14.</div>

 

NBA: UTAH at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">UTAH (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Kirilenko 24:49 3-8 5-6 3-9 2 2 11
C Boozer 13:14 5-7 0-0 1-5 0 1 10
M Okur 24:00 4-7 3-3 2-4 3 2 12
R Brewer 27:03 5-12 5-5 2-4 2 2 15
D Williams 23:10 5-10 1-2 1-4 4 3 11
P Millsap 29:09 3-10 10-13 3-7 0 3 16
J Hart 12:00 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
G Giricek 12:00 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
J Collins 12:00 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 4
C Miles 18:59 0-4 4-4 1-5 1 1 4
M Almond 13:09 1-4 2-2 0-0 0 4 4
R Price 12:50 2-9 1-2 0-0 1 1 6
K Fesenko 12:00 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2
D Brown 5:37 0-1 0-0 1-3 1 0 0
M Harpring DNP - KNEE INJURY
D Harvey DNP - FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
K Lyde DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 34-85 31-37 14-44 16 24 101
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Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.838. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (M Okur 1-3, R Brewer 0-1, P
Millsap 0-1, G Giricek 0-1, C Miles 0-1, R
Price 1-3). Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked
Shots:5 (A Kirilenko 3, K Fesenko 2).
Turnovers:28 (D Williams 6, A Kirilenko 4, P
Millsap 4, R Brewer 3, R Price 3, K Fesenko
3, J Hart, G Giricek, M Okur, C Miles, J
Collins). Steals: 11 (R Brewer 3, J Collins
2, A Kirilenko 2, J Hart, C Miles, G Giricek,
D Brown).


PHOENIX (124)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Hill 21:39 4-9 5-6 1-1 0 1 14
S Marion 27:31 6-14 3-3 1-8 2 4 16
B Diaw 40:02 2-4 2-2 3-11 9 1 6
R Bell 24:55 8-10 3-3 0-2 1 5 24
S Nash 24:23 4-6 2-2 0-5 7 2 12
L Barbosa 19:55 6-12 4-4 0-1 2 3 20
S Marks 28:27 5-10 1-2 2-5 1 4 11
M Banks 18:00 3-5 2-2 0-2 2 3 8
D Strawberry 20:59 2-6 0-0 0-2 3 4 5
A Tucker 8:32 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 5
R Frahm 5:37 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 3

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TOTALS 240:00 43-82 22-24 7-37 28 30 124
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Percentages: FG-.524, FT-.917. 3-Point Goals:
16-26, .615 (G Hill 1-1, S Marion 1-3, B Diaw
0-1, R Bell 5-6, S Nash 2-2, L Barbosa 4-7, D
Strawberry 1-3, A Tucker 1-1, R Frahm 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:11 (S Marion
2, B Diaw 2, S Marks 2, S Nash, L Barbosa, D
Strawberry, R Bell, A Tucker). Turnovers:22
(B Diaw 5, D Strawberry 4, G Hill 3, R Bell
3, S Marion 2, L Barbosa 2, S Nash, S Marks,
M Banks). Steals: 14 (G Hill 2, S Nash 2, B
Diaw 2, L Barbosa 2, S Marks 2, D Strawberry
2, S Marion, R Bell).

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UTAH 21 20 34 26 - 101
PHOENIX 28 30 39 27 - 124
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: Phoenix 1 (D Strawberry, 1:06
3rd). A: 18,422. T: 2:14. Officials: Derek
Richardson, Kevin Fehr, Tony Brothers.</div>