NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 25 21 29 28 103
LA CLIPPERS 19 25 17 28 89 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: UTH - KARL MALONE 25, BRYON RUSSELL 19, JOHN STOCKTON 19
LAC - SHERMAN DOUGLAS 17, MAURICE TAYLOR 16, LORENZEN
WRIGHT 15
HIGH REBOUND: UTH - GREG OSTERTAG 19, BRYON RUSSELL 8
LAC - LORENZEN WRIGHT 12, MAURICE TAYLOR 7
HIGH ASSISTS: UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 9, KARL MALONE 6
LAC - SHERMAN DOUGLAS 6, SIX PLAYERS WITH 1
ATT: 10,447
Extended Box
UTAH (103) AT LA CLIPPERS (89)
UTAH
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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RUSSELL F 38 5-11 9-10 4 4 8 2 4 2 0 19
MALONE F 37 8-14 9-11 1 6 7 6 4 0 6 25
OSTERTAG C 42 6-13 4-6 7 12 19 0 3 0 1 16
STOCKTON G 29 5-7 8-9 1 2 3 9 3 2 4 19
HORNACEK G 34 6-13 3-3 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 15
EISLEY 19 0-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0
VAUGHN 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ANDERSON 23 2-7 2-4 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 7
BAILEY 8 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 0
FOSTER 8 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
FULLER 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KEEFE DNP - BROKEN NOSE
TOTALS 240 33-74 35-43 18 28 46 25 23 9 16 103
(.446) (.814) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17(23 PTS)
LA CLIPPERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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NESBY F 37 2-8 1-4 0 3 3 1 4 4 1 6
TAYLOR F 33 6-17 4-6 4 3 7 0 5 1 1 16
OLOWOKANDI C 24 3-11 0-0 1 3 4 1 6 2 1 6
DOUGLAS G 38 6-11 5-5 1 2 3 6 3 0 2 17
PIATKOWSKI G 34 4-10 4-4 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 13
HUDSON 10 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
MURRAY 22 3-6 1-1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 7
ROGERS 11 2-5 2-2 2 3 5 1 5 1 2 6
SKINNER 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
WRIGHT 25 7-10 1-5 7 5 12 1 5 2 2 15
MARTIN DNP - STRAINED LEFT KNEE
SMITH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-82 19-29 16 22 38 12 36 11 12 89
(.415) (.655) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14(16 PTS)
UTAH 25 21 29 28 - 103
LA CLIPPERS 19 25 17 28 - 89
BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - OSTERTAG 5, FOSTER, BAILEY, STOCKTON. LA CLIPPERS -
SKINNER 2, MURRAY, OLOWOKANDI.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 2-9 (.222), RUSSELL 0-4, STOCKTON 1-1, HORNACEK
0-1, EISLEY 0-1, ANDERSON 1-2. LA CLIPPERS 2-6 (.333), NESBY 1-3,
PIATKOWSKI 1-2, MURRAY 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED F RUSH, DEREK RICHARDSON, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 10,447. T - 2:15.
Box Score
UTAH (103)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Russell 38 5-11 9-10 4-8 2 4 19
Malone 37 8-14 9-11 1-7 6 4 25
Ostertag 42 6-13 4-6 7-19 0 3 16
Stockton 29 5-7 8-9 1-3 9 3 19
Hornacek 34 6-13 3-3 1-2 5 1 15
Eisley 19 0-6 0-0 0-0 3 3 0
Vaughn 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Anderson 23 2-7 2-4 1-2 0 1 7
Bailey 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 0
Foster 8 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 2
Fuller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Keefe DNP - broken nose
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TOTALS 240 33-74 35-43 18-46 25 23 103
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.814. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (Russell 0-4, Stockton 1-1, Hornacek
0-1, Eisley 0-1, Anderson 1-2). Team rebounds:
11. Blocked shots: 8 (Ostertag 5, Foster, Bailey,
Stockton). Turnovers: 17 (Malone 6, Stockton 4,
Eisley 2, Anderson, Bailey, Hornacek, Ostertag).
Steals: 9 (Anderson 2, Bailey 2, Russell 2,
Stockton 2, Hornacek).
LA CLIPPERS (89)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Nesby 37 2-8 1-4 0-3 1 4 6
Taylor 33 6-17 4-6 4-7 0 5 16
Olowokandi 24 3-11 0-0 1-4 1 6 6
Douglas 38 6-11 5-5 1-3 6 3 17
Piatkowski 34 4-10 4-4 1-2 1 3 13
Hudson 10 0-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 1
Murray 22 3-6 1-1 0-1 0 3 7
Rogers 11 2-5 2-2 2-5 1 5 6
Skinner 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Wright 25 7-10 1-5 7-12 1 5 15
Martin DNP - strained left knee
Smith DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 34-82 19-29 16-38 12 36 89
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Percentages: FG-.415, FT-.655. 3-Point Goals:
2-6, .333 (Nesby 1-3, Piatkowski 1-2, Murray
0-1). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 4
(Skinner 2, Murray, Olowokandi). Turnovers: 14
(Douglas 2, Piatkowski 2, Rogers 2, Wright 2,
Murray, Nesby, Olowokandi, Taylor). Steals: 11
(Nesby 4, Olowokandi 2, Wright 2, Murray, Rogers,
Taylor).
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Utah 25 21 29 28 - 103
La Clippers 19 25 17 28 - 89
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
10,447. T: 2:15. Officials: Ed F Rush, Derek
Richardson, Sean Corbin.
Game Story
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Greg Ostertag recorded season highs with
16 points and 19 rebounds as the Utah Jazz took over the
league's best record and avenged a humiliating defeat with a
103-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Karl Malone scored nine of his 25 points in the pivotal third
quarter and John Stockton added 19 and nine assists, helping
Utah (30-8) move a game in front of Portland (29-9) for the
NBA's top record.
"It would be great if it were the last game, but we've got (12)
more games to play," Stockton said of grabbing the league's best
record. "I just hope we're there then where we are now."
Ostertag had seven offensive rebounds and also blocked five
shots as the Jazz ran their winning streak to a season-high nine
games. The current roll comes after back-to-back defeats, the
first of which was a 103-77 loss to the league-worst Clippers on
March 27.
"It's something I wish I could do every night," said Ostertag,
who entered the contest averaging 5.3 points and 7.0 rebounds.
"But granted, everyone has good and bad games, and I'm just
trying to make it where I can get more good games than bad
games."
"Tonight, he had a great performance, the kind we need out of
him all of the time," Malone said. "He really stepped up for us
tonight."
Sherman Douglas scored 17 points, Maurice Taylor added 16 and
Lorenzen Wright had 15 and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which
had won three of its last four games.
"I doubt very seriously if we will have any problems getting
back to what helped us win," Taylor said. "We just need to put
this one behind us."
Utah never trailed but was involved in a tight game through much
of the first half, taking a 46-44 lead at intermission.
Clinging to a 51-48 advantage early in the third quarter, Utah
reeled off 11 straight points to take command. Malone had seven
points and Ostertag had three rebounds in that run, which Jeff
Hornacek capped with a driving layup to give the Jazz a 62-48
lead with 6:24 left in the period.
"I thought I only had 10 or 12. I was really surprised when
everybody asked me about 19," Ostertag said of his rebounding
performance, which fell one shy of his career high.
Stockton contributed eight points in the third, helping Utah
take a 75-61 cushion into the final period.
Los Angeles pulled within 75-66 early in the fourth on a jumper
by Taylor. Ostertag entered the game at that point and helped
lead the Jazz to victory, scoring six points in the final nine
minutes.
A 3-pointer by Shandon Anderson built an 84-69 bulge with 8:16
to go and Ostertag preserved the 15-point lead by rejecting a
layup attempt by rookie Michael Olowokandi.
A three-point play by Lamond Murray cut the Clippers' deficit to
90-83 with 3:56 remaining. Hornacek answered with two free
throws and, after Ostertag rebounded a miss by Olowokandi,
Stockton fed Malone for a layup. Hornacek, who scored 15 points,
then converted a three-point play to create a 97-83 cushion with
2:32 to play.
In the loss to the Clippers last month, Malone and Stockton were
both held to single digits in scoring for the first time since
November 21, 1987. That duo combined to hit 13-of-21 from the
floor this time around, atoning for their 10 turnovers.
"Well, this is a game that I really wanted to win," Malone said.
"I've got a job to do and I want to do the best job that I can.
We're starting to play very well. But this game means just as
much to me as a Laker game, every one counts."
Bryon Russell registered 19 points and eight boards for the
Jazz, who made 35-of-43 free throws and held a 46-38 edge on the
glass.
