Jazz-Bulls Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Mar 08 2010 5:11PM

Playing away from Salt Lake City has given the Utah Jazz problems in the past, but that hasn't been the case lately.

If the offense continues to perform at its current clip, the team shouldn't have much trouble on this four-game trip, either.

Closing in on first place in the Northwest Division, the Jazz look to build on another strong offensive performance Tuesday night when they visit the Chicago Bulls, who try to avoid losing five in a row for the first time in 3 1/2 months.

Utah (40-22) boasts the league's best home record since the start of the 2006-07 season at 126-30, but it has been another story on the road, as the team ranks 12th at 67-85.

The Jazz again struggled on the road early this season, losing 12 of their first 19 away from Salt Lake City, before turning things around.

Utah has won eight of 10 road games to move into fourth place in the Western Conference and pull within 1 1/2 games of Northwest-leading Denver. With eight of their next 12 on the road, the Jazz know they'll need to continue to play at a high level away from Utah to improve their chances of opening a playoff series at home.

"They're all important right now with where we're at and the teams we're competing with for the second, third and fourth seeds,'' Kyle Korver said after Saturday's 107-85 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. "You can't slip up at all in home games or road games.''

Mehmet Okur had a game-high 27 points against the Clippers to lead the Jazz to their third win in four games. Utah's offense has keyed this stretch, averaging 118.7 points in those victories.

The Jazz had a similar impressive offensive display in their first meeting of the season with the Bulls, a 105-86 home win Nov. 26. Utah shot 60.8 percent, as Carlos Boozer had 28 points on 12 of 14 shooting, while Deron Williams scored 21 on 9 of 11 from the field.

Utah has lost four of five at the United Center, but the Bulls (31-31) have been scuffling lately.

After winning six of seven to move into sixth place in the East, Chicago has dropped four in a row and now has just a half-game lead over ninth-place Charlotte for the conference's final playoff spot.

"The team needs to find a way to win games,'' Derrick Rose said after Saturday's 122-116 loss to Dallas. "It is frustrating.''

Rose had 34 points against the Mavericks, and is averaging 27.6 points on 55.7 percent shooting in the last five games, but offense hasn't been Chicago's problem.

Joakim Noah, the team's leading rebounder and top defensive player in the post, sat out his fourth straight game Saturday with plantar fasciitis, and his absence clearly shows. The Bulls, who haven't dropped five straight since November, have allowed an average of 110.8 points and have been outrebounded by an average of 7.5 boards during the skid.

While Noah is expected to miss another two weeks, Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro said after Saturday's game the swelling in the left knee that has bothered Luol Deng has gone down a bit and that Kirk Hinrich (sprained right ankle) is feeling better.

Deng, who had six points on 2 of 8 shooting Saturday, scored a team-high 26 against the Jazz on Thanksgiving.

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Williams, Jazz prove to be too much as Bulls lose 5th in row

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday March 9, 2010 11:39PM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Chicago Bulls really tried to stay with the visiting Utah Jazz.

But after a rollicking first half of trading basket after basket, the Bulls could not maintain the offensive pace and eventually succumbed again to a more successful team that is on a very impressive run through the league.

Deron Williams scored 28 points and had 17 assists, and C.J. Miles went 9-for-12 from the field (6-for-7 from 3-point range) to lead the Jazz to a 132-108 victory that was not as easy as the final score would indicate. The Jazz shot 54.2 percent for the game (45 for 83) while the Bulls shot 53.9 percent (41 for 76).

Bulls guard Derrick Rose had 25 points and tied his career high with 13 assists but the Bulls lost their fifth straight game dating back to the last game played by center Joakim Noah, who has been sidelined by plantar fasciitis.

The last four losses have all been at home against teams with winning records. The Bulls (31-32) are headed for a four-game road trip to Orlando, Miami, Memphis and Dallas beginning Thursday.

The Jazz (41-22) were looking to avoid an upset loss in the first of four road consecutive games in order to maintain their position right behind Denver in the NBA's Northwest Division. The Jazz have won 18 of their last 22 games and 22 of their last 27.

For the fans, the game turned into an offensive showcase for dueling point guards Williams and Rose. Williams was playing before an audience that still appreciates him for his efforts with the University of Illinois a few years ago.

"I like to see guys compete out there,'' Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "Tonight those guys competed hard the whole game. "

"He's a great player,'' Rose said of Williams. "He is always someone I looked up to. He really puts pressure on your team and that's what he did against us."

The game turned in the middle of the third quarter but not before the Bulls put on an impressive, if momentary, display of defense.

The Bulls made four steals in a two-minute stretch, capped by a theft that led to a fast break layup by Kirk Hinrich to tie the game at 77 with 5:23 left. But the Jazz scored 11 of the next 12 points in the game as the Bulls missed four straight shots and committed a pair of turnovers.

When Miles hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 left, the Jazz had a 90-78 lead and the Bulls were out of steam, physically and emotionally.

In the fourth quarter, while Miles was hitting long-range shots and the Bulls were still making foolish mistakes with the basketball, Bulls forward Luol Deng left the game with a right leg strain. The Bulls also got zero points and one rebound from starting forward Taj Gibson, who fouled out after playing just 12:34 of the game.

"We played well enough offensively,' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "But we cannot control the paint right now, and we are not controlling the ball well enough."

"I thought we were more focused in the second half,'' Williams said. "We were soft in the second half but not as soft [as in the first]. Our defense isn't where it needs to be."

The Jazz had seven players in double figures, including Paul Millsap scoring 16 points and grabbing nine rebounds (six offensive) off the bench. Carlos Boozer had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Bulls center Brad Miller had 20 points for the Bulls.

The Jazz, the league's best shooting team, made their first five shots of the game and ran out to a 12-4 lead. But the Bulls finally forced a couple of misses and hit three shots in a row to move back to within a point, and the rest of the first quarter was close.

The Jazz shot 61 percent (14 for 23) in the first quarter, but the Bulls were better, shooting 67 percent (12 for 18), and that included three 3-pointers. The Bulls rank last in the league in 3-pointers made per game, averaging just under four 3-pointers a game.

The sharp shooting continued for the Bulls through the second quarter. At halftime the Bulls were still shooting over 60 percent (25 for 40, 62.5 percent) even though they were losing 63-61 because the Jazz kept rebounding their own misses. The Jazz had six offensive rebounds they turned into five points, while the Bulls did not have a single offensive board by halftime.

The Bulls did match the Jazz in 3-pointers in the first half, with each team hitting six. Miller was three for three from way outside and had 15 points for the Bulls at the break.

"Miller was out there with nobody within five feet of him shooting 3s,'' Sloan said. "We did yell at him, though."

Williams and Rose had a nice statistical matchup going through the first half. Williams had a double-double at the break with 16 points and 10 assists while Rose had 10 points and 11 assists at halftime.

"The first half was like a pickup game,'' Sloan said. "We couldn't stop them and they couldn't stop us. We played a better second half defensively."

• Jazz: Koufos
• Bulls: Brown, James, Noah

• Jazz: --
• Bulls: Miller

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 18451
• Duration: 2:16

Utah Jazz (42-22)		Chicago Bulls (31-33)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Miller vs Okur (Boozer gains possession)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	11:42 [UTA 3-0]
	11:25	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Kirilenko Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:16 [UTA 5-0]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:58
	10:53 [CHI 2-5]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	10:36 [UTA 8-2]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:19
	10:19 [CHI 3-8]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:19 [CHI 4-8]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Okur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:03 [UTA 10-4]
	09:49	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:37	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:29	Rose Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okur (1 BLK)
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:27
	09:13	Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Matthews Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	09:04 [UTA 12-4]
	08:53 [CHI 7-12]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Missed	08:38
	08:37	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:33 [CHI 9-12]	Deng Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
	08:18	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	08:11
	08:10	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:04 [CHI 11-12]	Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	07:47 [UTA 14-11]
Kirilenko Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:38
	07:30 [CHI 13-14]	Rose Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Okur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	07:16 [UTA 16-13]
	07:03	Gibson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:03	Gibson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	07:03	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
	06:53	Warrick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okur Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:53 [UTA 17-13]
Okur Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:53 [UTA 18-13]
	06:40 [CHI 15-18]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:22	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:12 [CHI 17-18]	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Okur 3pt Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:53	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:48 [CHI 19-18]	Warrick Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:36 [UTA 21-19]
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Okur Substitution replaced by Millsap	05:36
	05:13 [CHI 21-21]	Warrick Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Matthews Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:50	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:44 [CHI 23-21]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Boozer Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	04:33 [UTA 23-23]
	04:17	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (2 ST)
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:43 [CHI 26-23]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:22 [UTA 25-26]
	03:04	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:03
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	02:55 [UTA 28-26]
	02:28	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:27
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:04 [CHI 29-28]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
	01:48	Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:48
	01:48	Miller Substitution replaced by Richard
	01:48	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Miles	01:48
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	01:42 [UTA 30-29]
	01:42	Murray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Price	01:42
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	01:42 [UTA 31-29]
	01:25	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:24
Millsap Running Layup Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:06	Richard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:59.9	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:58.7
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	00:39.6 [UTA 33-29]
Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:28.5
	00:28.5	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:28.5	Team Rebound
	00:28.5 [CHI 30-33]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)	00:07.8 [UTA 35-30]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-22)		Chicago Bulls (31-33)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [CHI 33-35]	Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:22 [UTA 38-33]
	11:04 [CHI 35-38]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)	11:00
	10:56	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:54
	10:49	Richard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:49 [UTA 39-35]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:49 [UTA 40-35]
	10:38 [CHI 37-40]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:38
	10:38 [CHI 38-40]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Price Jump Shot: Missed	10:20
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:19
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:08	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:55	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:54
Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Warrick (1 ST)	09:36
	09:30 [CHI 40-40]	Deng Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)
Millsap Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)	09:09 [UTA 42-40]
	08:54 [CHI 42-42]	Warrick Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)
	08:39	Richard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:39
Miles Substitution replaced by Kirilenko	08:39
Price Substitution replaced by Williams	08:39
	08:39	Richard Substitution replaced by Gibson
	08:39	Deng Substitution replaced by Rose
	08:39	Pargo Substitution replaced by Johnson
Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)	08:32 [UTA 44-42]
	08:09	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:07
Okur Hook Shot: Missed	07:54
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:53
Millsap Tip Shot: Missed	07:53
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:52
Millsap Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:52 [UTA 46-42]
	07:40 [CHI 44-46]	Warrick Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:24
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:23
Kirilenko Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)	07:17 [UTA 48-44]
	06:52 [CHI 46-48]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)	06:40 [UTA 50-46]
Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:29
	06:29	Warrick Substitution replaced by Miller
	06:29 [CHI 47-50]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:29	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:26
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:10	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:04	Rose Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
	06:04	Murray Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:55	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Okur Substitution replaced by Boozer	05:55
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:55
Team Rebound	05:55
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:55 [UTA 51-47]
	05:42	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:41
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	05:24 [UTA 54-47]
	05:06 [CHI 49-54]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:54	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:48 [CHI 51-54]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)	04:32 [UTA 56-51]
	04:26	Johnson Substitution replaced by Deng
	04:17 [CHI 54-56]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)
Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:59
	03:57	Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:53	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:53 [UTA 57-54]
	03:53	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:53
	03:50	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:46	Miller Technical
Korver Free Throw Technical Missed	03:46
	03:46	Team Rebound
	03:34 [CHI 56-57]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)	03:18 [UTA 59-56]
	03:08	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:07
Williams Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:59
	02:58	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Kirilenko Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:56
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Millsap Substitution replaced by Okur	02:56
	02:38	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:36
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:18	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:13	Rose Running Layup Shot: Missed
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:11
Okur Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)	02:00 [UTA 61-56]
	01:45	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:44
Okur 3pt Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:33
	01:33	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:33	Team Rebound
Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews	01:33
	01:33	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
	01:33	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	01:31
Williams Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)	01:12 [UTA 63-56]
	00:56.9 [CHI 59-63]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.5	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:35.9 [CHI 61-63]	Murray Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (11 AST)
Okur 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.9
Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:26.5
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.5
Team Rebound	00:02.5
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:02.5
	00:02.5	Team Timeout : Short
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Jeffers	00:02.5
	00:02.5	Warrick Substitution replaced by Pargo
	00:00.1	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-22)		Chicago Bulls (31-33)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	11:44	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:37 [CHI 63-63]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Matthews Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:18
	11:04	Gibson Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	11:04	Gibson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Matthews Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boozer (5 AST)	10:47 [UTA 65-63]
	10:21	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)	10:19 [UTA 67-63]
	10:00	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:59
	09:48	Gibson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Okur Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:48 [UTA 68-63]
	09:48	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Okur Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:48 [UTA 69-63]
Boozer Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:40
	09:35 [CHI 65-69]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)	09:28 [UTA 71-65]
	09:15 [CHI 67-71]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:15
	09:15 [CHI 68-71]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:52
	08:41 [CHI 70-71]	Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	08:35 [UTA 73-70]
Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:29
	08:29	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:29	Team Rebound
	08:29 [CHI 71-73]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	08:15	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Okur Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:06
Kirilenko Tip Shot: Missed	08:06
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:04
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:04 [UTA 75-71]
	07:49	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:48
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	07:35
	07:27	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	07:26	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:17 [CHI 73-75]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:07
Williams Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	07:04 [UTA 77-73]
	06:48	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	06:47
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Warrick (2 ST)	06:30
	06:17	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	06:17	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Kirilenko Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:17
	06:17	Warrick Substitution replaced by Richard
	06:17 [CHI 74-77]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	06:17 [CHI 75-77]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Richard (1 ST)	05:55
	05:45	Rose Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Okur Substitution replaced by Millsap	05:45
Miller Violation:Kicked Ball	05:29
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)	05:23
	05:20 [CHI 77-77]	Hinrich Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (2 AST)	05:01 [UTA 79-77]
	04:30	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:29
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Matthews (3 AST)	04:11 [UTA 81-77]
	03:57	Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)
Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Matthews (4 AST)	03:53 [UTA 83-77]
	03:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:39	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:38
	03:31	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Miles	03:31
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Richard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:57	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	02:56
	02:52	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:52
Team Rebound	02:52
	02:52	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:52 [UTA 84-77]
Boozer Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:41
	02:41	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:41	Team Rebound
Boozer Substitution replaced by Okur	02:41
	02:41 [CHI 78-84]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Miles Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	02:19
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	02:16
Millsap Tip Shot: Missed	02:16
Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	02:16
	02:16	Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:16	Miller Substitution replaced by Warrick
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:16
Team Rebound	02:16
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	02:16 [UTA 85-78]
	02:01	Warrick Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (3 ST)
Miles Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (11 AST)	01:57 [UTA 87-78]
	01:37	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:35
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (12 AST)	01:27 [UTA 90-78]
	01:11 [CHI 80-90]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:49.5	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Matthews Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:46.5
	00:46.5	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:46.5	Team Rebound
Williams Substitution replaced by Price	00:46.5
	00:46.5	Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson
	00:46.5 [CHI 81-90]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:26.9	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:24.9	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Price (1 ST)
	00:21.5	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:21.5 [UTA 91-81]
	00:21.5	Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:21.5 [UTA 92-81]
	00:01.9	Murray Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (4 ST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-22)		Chicago Bulls (31-33)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Richard (2 ST)	11:44
	11:40 [CHI 83-92]	Warrick Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Murray (2 AST)
Price Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:40
	11:40 [CHI 84-92]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Pargo (2 ST)	11:35
	11:31 [CHI 86-92]	Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pargo (2 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	11:10
Millsap Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	11:07
	11:06	Richard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:06 [UTA 93-86]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:06
	11:04	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:48	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	10:47
	10:43	Richard Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:33	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Okur Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:21
	10:21	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:21	Team Rebound
	10:21	Warrick Substitution replaced by Miller
	10:21 [CHI 87-93]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:03	Richard Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Okur Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	10:03 [UTA 94-87]
	10:03	Richard Substitution replaced by Gibson
	10:03	Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose
Okur Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:03 [UTA 95-87]
	09:46 [CHI 89-95]	Murray Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (12 AST)
	09:24	Gibson Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	09:24
	09:24	Gibson Substitution replaced by Deng
Okur Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)	09:24 [UTA 96-89]
Okur Free Throw 2 of 3 (14 PTS)	09:24 [UTA 97-89]
Okur Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed	09:24
	09:23	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:23
	09:00	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:58
Johnson Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:45
Miles Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:45 [UTA 99-89]
	08:35	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miles (1 BLK)
	08:34	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:34 [CHI 91-99]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:34
	08:34	Timeout : Regular
	08:34	Deng Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Price Substitution replaced by Williams	08:34
	08:34	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:30
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Williams (13 AST)	08:09 [UTA 102-91]
	07:47	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
	07:46	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:46	Johnson Putback Dunk Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:45
	07:45	Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:45	Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:45 [UTA 103-91]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:45
	07:44	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:20 [CHI 94-103]	Murray 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Warrick (1 AST)
Okur Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:05
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Williams (14 AST)	06:59 [UTA 106-94]
	06:47 [CHI 97-106]	Murray 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (13 AST)
	06:32	Miller Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:32 [UTA 107-97]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:32 [UTA 108-97]
	06:23 [CHI 99-108]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Williams (15 AST)	06:07 [UTA 111-99]
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:44
Williams Reverse Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Korver (3 AST)	05:30 [UTA 113-99]
	05:19 [CHI 101-113]	Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:19
	05:19 [CHI 102-113]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (16 AST)	04:56 [UTA 116-102]
	04:42 [CHI 104-116]	Murray Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	04:23	Murray Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:23 [UTA 117-104]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:23 [UTA 118-104]
Miles Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:17
	04:17 [CHI 105-118]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	04:17 [CHI 106-118]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:53	Murray Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)
	03:48	Miller Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:48 [UTA 119-106]
	03:48	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Korver Substitution replaced by Kirilenko	03:48
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:48 [UTA 120-106]
	03:39	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Miles (2 ST)
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Missed	03:25
Team Rebound	03:25
	03:25	Rose Substitution replaced by Law
	03:25	Miller Substitution replaced by Richard
Jump Ball Warrick vs Kirilenko (Millsap gains possession)	03:25
	03:08	Pargo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	03:08 [UTA 121-106]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	03:08 [UTA 122-106]
	02:54	Warrick Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (1 ST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Williams (17 AST)	02:29 [UTA 125-106]
	02:18	Warrick Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (2 ST)
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:15 [UTA 127-106]
	02:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:10	Warrick Substitution replaced by Alexander
	02:10	Murray Substitution replaced by Johnson
Boozer Substitution replaced by Jeffers	02:10
Miles Substitution replaced by Gaines	02:10
Williams Substitution replaced by Fesenko	02:10
	02:08	Pargo Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)
Jeffers Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:56
Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed	01:55
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:54
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:54 [UTA 129-106]
Gaines Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:39
	01:39 [CHI 107-129]	Pargo Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Price	01:39
	01:39 [CHI 108-129]	Pargo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:20	Pargo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:20
Team Rebound	01:20
Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:20 [UTA 130-108]
	01:05	Law Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (1 BLK)
Jeffers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:03
Gaines Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	01:01
Jeffers Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:56.9
Jeffers Layup Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:55.8	Alexander Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:50.9	Alexander Jump Shot: Missed
Jeffers Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:49.9
	00:36.2	Alexander Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jeffers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:36.2 [UTA 131-108]
Jeffers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:36.2 [UTA 132-108]
	00:23.9	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:20.9	Alexander Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:20.9	Alexander Tip Shot: Missed
Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:19.9
End of 4th Quarter

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