NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 16 19 25 25 85
VANCOUVER 22 20 15 23 80 FINAL
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UTAH (85) AT VANCOUVER (80)
UTAH
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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RUSSELL F 32 3-9 0-0 1 5 6 3 4 1 1 6
MALONE F 37 10-20 6-11 5 3 8 2 2 1 2 26
OSTERTAG C 27 3-4 1-2 0 4 4 1 4 1 1 7
HORNACEK G 27 2-8 5-5 0 3 3 5 2 2 2 9
STOCKTON G 28 3-7 3-5 0 3 3 6 1 3 1 10
FOSTER 12 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 4
EISLEY 20 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 4
ANDERSON 21 5-7 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12
BAILEY 15 1-6 2-2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 4
FULLER 5 1-5 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
KEEFE 16 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
VAUGHN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 32-76 20-30 10 27 37 24 13 12 11 85
(.421) (.667) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 11(12 PTS)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ABDUR-RAHIM F 43 13-21 2-3 1 8 9 5 3 1 5 30
PARKS F 15 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
MASSENBURG C 33 4-8 2-4 2 4 6 0 5 1 1 10
LOPEZ G 30 3-7 0-0 2 6 8 6 2 1 3 6
BIBBY G 33 7-12 1-2 0 3 3 4 4 0 4 16
DEHERE 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0
SMITH 19 2-2 3-4 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 7
WHEAT 15 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
CHILCUTT 29 1-7 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 3
HENDERSON 17 2-4 0-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 4
NDIAYE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
RHODES DNP - CHEST INJURY
TOTALS 240 34-70 8-15 7 32 39 21 24 8 15 80
(.486) (.533) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 17(21 PTS)
UTAH 16 19 25 25 - 85
VANCOUVER 22 20 15 23 - 80
BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - MALONE 2. VANCOUVER - SMITH 2, BIBBY, ABDUR-RAHIM.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 1-7 (.143), RUSSELL 0-4, STOCKTON 1-2, EISLEY 0-1.
VANCOUVER 4-13 (.308), ABDUR-RAHIM 2-2, LOPEZ 0-2, BIBBY 1-4, WHEAT 0-1,
CHILCUTT 1-4.
TECHNICALS: VANCOUVER - ILLEGAL DEFENSE, HEAD COACH B HILL.
OFFICIALS: NOLAN FINE, MIKE SMITH, JIM CLARK.
A - 19,193. T - 2:10.
Box Score
UTAH (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Russell 32 3-9 0-0 1-6 3 4 6
Malone 37 10-20 6-11 5-8 2 2 26
Ostertag 27 3-4 1-2 0-4 1 4 7
Hornacek 27 2-8 5-5 0-3 5 2 9
Stockton 28 3-7 3-5 0-3 6 1 10
Foster 12 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 4
Eisley 20 2-7 0-0 0-2 3 0 4
Anderson 21 5-7 2-3 0-1 1 0 12
Bailey 15 1-6 2-2 2-3 1 0 4
Fuller 5 1-5 0-0 2-2 1 0 2
Keefe 16 0-0 1-2 0-3 1 0 1
Vaughn DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 32-76 20-30 10-37 24 13 85
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Percentages: FG-.421, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
1-7, .143 (Russell 0-4, Stockton 1-2, Eisley
0-1). Team rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 2 (Malone
2). Turnovers: 11 (Eisley 2, Hornacek 2, Malone
2, Anderson, Foster, Ostertag, Russell,
Stockton). Steals: 12 (Stockton 3, Anderson 2,
Hornacek 2, Bailey, Eisley, Malone, Ostertag,
Russell).
VANCOUVER (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Abdur-rahim 43 13-21 2-3 1-9 5 3 30
Parks 15 1-4 0-0 0-3 1 1 2
Massenburg 33 4-8 2-4 2-6 0 5 10
Lopez 30 3-7 0-0 2-8 6 2 6
Bibby 33 7-12 1-2 0-3 4 4 16
Dehere 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0
Smith 19 2-2 3-4 2-4 1 2 7
Wheat 15 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Chilcutt 29 1-7 0-0 0-4 0 3 3
Henderson 17 2-4 0-2 0-1 3 2 4
Ndiaye DNP - coach's decision
Rhodes DNP - chest injury
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TOTALS 240 34-70 8-15 7-39 21 24 80
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.533. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (Abdur-rahim 2-2, Lopez 0-2, Bibby
1-4, Wheat 0-1, Chilcutt 1-4). Team rebounds: 10.
Blocked shots: 4 (Smith 2, Bibby, Abdur-rahim).
Turnovers: 17 (Abdur-rahim 5, Bibby 4, Lopez 3,
Dehere, Massenburg, Wheat). Steals: 8 (Chilcutt
3, Abdur-rahim, Lopez, Massenburg, Parks, Wheat).
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Utah 16 19 25 25 - 85
Vancouver 22 20 15 23 - 80
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Technical fouls: Vancouver 2 (Illegal Defense,
9:42 3rd; Head Coach B Hill, 6:17 4th). Flagrant
fouls: Vancouver 1 (Smith, 9:42 4th). A: 19,193.
T: 2:10. Officials: Nolan Fine, Mike Smith, Jim
Clark.
Game Story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- It took a half, but the
Utah Jazz woke up in time to remain perfect against the
Vancouver Grizzlies.
Karl Malone scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half as the
Jazz overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Vancouver for the
15th straight time, 85-80.
The Grizzlies held a surprising 42-35 halftime lead before
Malone scored nine points in a 14-1 burst to open the third
quarter and put Utah ahead for good.
Shandon Anderson added 12 points for the Jazz, who improved to
7-0 all-time in Vancouver while avoiding their first three-game
road losing streak since December 1997. John Stockton
contributed 10 points and six assists for Utah.
Utah improved its record to 21-6, one game behind the Portland
Trail Blazers for the league's best mark.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 30 points for Vancouver, which has
lost 17 of its last 18 games. He did most of his damage in the
first half, scoring 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting.
At 5-23, the Grizzlies own the NBA's second-worst record, better
only than the Los Angeles Clippers (2-23).
Rookie Felipe Lopez converted a layup with 1:41 remaining to
pull the Grizzlies within 81-78. But Jeff Hornacek made a pair
of key plays down the stretch for Utah.
Hornacek found a wide-open Greg Ostertag underneath the basket
-- his 5,000th career assist -- with 41 seconds left to give the
Jazz an 83-78 lead. After Tony Masenburg's tip-in cut the lead
to three 14 seconds later, the 6-4 Hornacek came up big again.
With a chance to ice the game at the line, Malone missed a pair
of free throws with 14 seconds left. Abdur-Rahim grabbed the
rebound but Hornacek stole the ball and sank the subsequent foul
shots with nine seconds left to seal the win.
"I wanted to just take a chance," Hornacek said. "I felt it
wasn't that big of a chance because if Karl makes it, they're
calling timeout anyway. If he misses it, they will maybe want
to run with it and we had a foul to give so there wasn't
anything to lose."
Fueled by Malone's nine points, the Jazz took a 49-43 lead with
9:03 remaining in the third quarter after Bryon Russell's layup.
They took their biggest lead of the contest at 60-50 with 2 1/2
minutes left in the quarter following Malone's three-point play.
"We were playing decent but that third quarter we really got
after them on the defensive end," Malone said. "We made shots
tougher for them and in turn got an open floor for ourselves and
made some easy baskets. We got them on their heels and got a
lead."
Malone made 10-of-20 shots from the floor and also grabbed eight
rebounds. The 6-9 former Most Valuable Player has led the Jazz
in scoring in 11 of their last 12 games.
After the Jazz took their biggest lead, the Grizzlies scored the
final seven points of the period, capped by Abdur-Rahim's
3-pointer to close to 60-57 heading into the final quarter.
Abdur-Rahim made 13-of-21 shots and also collected nine rebounds
and handed out five assists.
"We had our opportunities," Abdur-Rahim said. "We were down only
three and missed a big 3-pointer and we had situation where
Hornacek made the play on me. We had our chances, we just
didn't seize them."
The lowly Grizzlies actually held a 38-27 lead with 4:13 left in
the second quarter after Mike Bibby sank a free throw. Bibby
finished with 16 points and four assists.
Vancouver shot 49 percent (34-of-70), compared to 42 percent
(32-of-76) for the Jazz. However, the Grizzlies had 17
turnovers that Utah turned into 21 points.
