NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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INDIANA 27 28 25 20 100
UTAH 23 17 19 16 75 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: IND - REGGIE MILLER 31, JALEN ROSE 17, TWO PLAYERS WITH 12
UTH - KARL MALONE 16, JEFF HORNACEK 10, BRYON RUSSELL 8
HIGH REBOUND: IND - DALE DAVIS 13, AUSTIN CROSHERE 6
UTH - KARL MALONE 10, OLDEN POLYNICE 7
HIGH ASSISTS: IND - MARK JACKSON 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 19,084
Extended Box
INDIANA (100) AT UTAH (75)
INDIANA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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D DAVIS F 23 3-6 0-0 4 9 13 2 4 1 1 6
ROSE F 32 8-13 0-0 2 1 3 3 4 0 4 17
SMITS C 26 6-13 0-2 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 12
JACKSON G 31 4-6 1-1 0 5 5 9 2 2 3 9
MILLER G 37 10-19 6-7 1 3 4 4 2 3 1 31
CROSHERE 22 3-7 0-0 0 6 6 2 4 1 1 8
PERKINS 18 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
HARRINGTON 28 5-7 2-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 12
BEST 17 1-5 1-2 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 3
FOSTER 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
TABAK 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MULLIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 41-80 10-14 10 33 43 26 24 10 13 100
(.513) (.714) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13(9 PTS)
UTAH
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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MALONE F 34 6-14 4-8 2 8 10 3 1 2 3 16
RUSSELL F 33 4-9 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 0 0 8
OSTERTAG C 12 1-4 0-1 2 3 5 0 2 1 1 2
HORNACEK G 26 3-9 4-4 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 10
STOCKTON G 21 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 7
POLYNICE 15 3-4 0-0 4 3 7 3 4 0 1 6
EISLEY 19 3-11 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 6
KEEFE 19 3-5 0-2 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 6
VAUGHN 15 1-6 2-2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 4
PADGETT 18 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2
LEWIS 13 2-5 2-2 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 6
CHILCUTT 15 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2
TOTALS 240 30-79 14-21 13 29 42 23 21 6 13 75
(.380) (.667) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 14(22 PTS)
INDIANA 27 28 25 20 - 100
UTAH 23 17 19 16 - 75
BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - SMITS 4, PERKINS, HARRINGTON. UTAH - RUSSELL,
OSTERTAG, PADGETT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-18 (.444), ROSE 1-2, JACKSON 0-1, MILLER 5-8,
CROSHERE 2-4, PERKINS 0-2, HARRINGTON 0-1. UTAH 1-12 (.083), RUSSELL 0-1,
STOCKTON 1-2, EISLEY 0-3, VAUGHN 0-2, PADGETT 0-3, LEWIS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: INDIANA - JACKSON, UTAH - HEAD COACH SLOAN.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MARK WUNDERLICH, (MICHAEL SMITH.
A - 19,084. T - 2:03.
Box Score
INDIANA (100)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Davis 23 3-6 0-0 4-13 2 4 6
Rose 32 8-13 0-0 2-3 3 4 17
Smits 26 6-13 0-2 1-4 1 1 12
Jackson 31 4-6 1-1 0-5 9 2 9
Miller 37 10-19 6-7 1-4 4 2 31
Croshere 22 3-7 0-0 0-6 2 4 8
Perkins 18 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
Harrington 28 5-7 2-2 2-5 0 2 12
Best 17 1-5 1-2 0-2 4 4 3
Foster 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
Tabak 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Mullin DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 41-80 10-14 10-43 26 24 100
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Percentages: FG-.513, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
8-18, .444 (Rose 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Miller 5-8,
Croshere 2-4, Perkins 0-2, Harrington 0-1). Team
rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 6 (Smits 4, Perkins,
Harrington). Turnovers: 13 (Rose 4, Jackson 3,
Best, Croshere, D Davis, Harrington, Miller,
Tabak). Steals: 10 (Miller 3, Foster 2, Jackson
2, Best, Croshere, D Davis).
UTAH (75)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Malone 34 6-14 4-8 2-10 3 1 16
Russell 33 4-9 0-0 3-6 1 2 8
Ostertag 12 1-4 0-1 2-5 0 2 2
Hornacek 26 3-9 4-4 0-1 1 3 10
Stockton 21 2-5 2-2 0-1 6 1 7
Polynice 15 3-4 0-0 4-7 3 4 6
Eisley 19 3-11 0-0 0-1 4 0 6
Keefe 19 3-5 0-2 1-5 1 2 6
Vaughn 15 1-6 2-2 0-0 4 1 4
Padgett 18 1-4 0-0 0-3 0 0 2
Lewis 13 2-5 2-2 1-1 0 5 6
Chilcutt 15 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
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TOTALS 240 30-79 14-21 13-42 23 21 75
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Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
1-12, .083 (Russell 0-1, Stockton 1-2, Eisley
0-3, Vaughn 0-2, Padgett 0-3, Lewis 0-1). Team
rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 3 (Russell, Ostertag,
Padgett). Turnovers: 14 (Malone 3, Padgett 2,
Chilcutt, Eisley, Hornacek, Keefe, Ostertag,
Polynice, Stockton, Vaughn). Steals: 6 (Malone 2,
Chilcutt, Eisley, Ostertag, Vaughn).
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Indiana 27 28 25 20 - 100
Utah 23 17 19 16 - 75
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Technical fouls: Indiana 1 (Jackson, 6:26 3rd).
Utah 1 (Head Coach Sloan, 7:44 3rd). Flagrant
fouls: None. A: 19,084. T: 2:03. Officials: Joe
Crawford, Mark Wunderlich, (michael Smith.
Game Story
SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Reggie Miller is starting to regain
his shooting touch.
Miller scored a season-high 31 points as the Indiana Pacers
completed a winning road trip and handed the Utah Jazz an
embarrassing 100-75 loss.
Miller scored 19 points in the opening half, helping the Pacers
build a 55-40 advantage. The sharpshooter connected on 10-of-19
shots from the floor, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range.
Indiana split the first two games of its four-game road trip
with Miller going just 3-of-20 from the floor. He has made
17-of-31 shots in his last two games, including tonight.
"I was getting the ball in good positions and I felt I could
work Jeff (Hornacek) a little with off screens, and the good
thing about it was to use my height advantage down low to create
shots for myself," Miller said.
Jalen Rose added 17 points for the Pacers, who led by as many as
29 points in the second half as they stopped a seven-game losing
streak in Utah and completed a 3-1 road trip that also included
a win in Portland. Indiana last won in Utah on December 15,
1990.
"I thought on offense we were very patient, we moved the ball
around, our execution was excellent," Indiana coach Larry Bird
said. "We just played a solid game. We had a lot of guys that
played well."
Karl Malone scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Utah,
which suffered its third-worst home loss since moving into the
Delta Center in 1991. Its biggest loss at the Delta Center was
a 105-78 pounding at hands of Houston on February 23, 1993.
"Everything was frustrating tonight, I think everything," Malone
said. "I can't even remember the last time we played like this,
not even my rookie year (1985), especially at home. It's an
embarrassment."
Holding a four-point lead midway through the second quarter, the
Pacers took control for good with a 14-4 spurt.
Austin Croshere, who has become a key contributor off Indiana's
bench, drilled a 3-pointer and Rose hit consecutive baskets to
start the surge that Rik Smits capped with a hook shot, giving
Indiana a 49-35 cushion with 2:22 before halftime.
Utah scored five straight points to get within single digits
before the Pacers tallied the final five points of the half to
restore a double-digit lead. Indiana led by double figures the
entire second half.
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan clearly was not pleased with his team's
effort.
"We just didn't come and do much tonight," he said. "They beat
us right from the beginning of the ballgame all the way through.
They beat us with just plain old simple basketball. They posted
us up, they got offensive rebounds, they drove to the basket.
Anything they wanted to do, they just took advantage of us.
"We didn't have much resistance. I'm disappointed. I hope our
players are disappointed. If they're happy with it, then we
really have problems."
The Pacers opened their biggest lead at 98-69 with under two
minutes remaining when Al Harrington converted a layup.
Harrington scored 12 points for the Pacers, who shot 51 percent
(41-of-80) and held Utah to just 38 percent (30-of-79).
The only other Utah player in double figures was Hornacek, who
finished with 10 points.
