Hornets-Jazz Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Mar 20 2010 2:32AM

Injuries appear to be taking their toll on the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz, suddenly losing ground in the race for playoff position, look to bounce back from one of their worst shooting games of the season as they host the struggling New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.

With 13 games left to play, Utah (44-25) is in danger of losing its hold on fourth place in the Western Conference and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Jazz lost a key matchup in that race Friday night, 110-100 against Phoenix.

"Forget about it and move onto the next one," Jazz point guard Deron Williams said.

Utah, which has lost three of its last five, leads Oklahoma City and the Suns by one game.

Even the Jazz's usually sharp shooting has been faltering at times.

Utah was leading the league in shooting prior to making 38.6 percent of its attempts in Phoenix. The Jazz are now shooting 48.9 percent this season, dropping behind the Suns (49.1 percent). Utah went 0 for 9 from beyond the arc, seven days after going 0 for 10 in a 95-87 loss to Milwaukee.

Injuries certainly aren't helping. Williams faced Phoenix after being considered a game-time decision due to a bruised left shoulder and mild left ankle sprain. He's averaging 11.0 points while shooting 33.3 percent over his last two games.

Utah has been without forward Andrei Kirilenko (calf) in three of the last four games, and center Mehmet Okur left in the second quarter Friday due to a stomach ailment. It's unclear if they'll play against New Orleans (33-37).

Rookie guard Wesley Matthews played against the Suns despite a left knee injury. Matthews, who was undrafted, has started 16 straight games, averaging 11.6 points and shooting 43.2 percent from beyond the arc.

Perhaps the only drama left in New Orleans' season is whether point guard Chris Paul will be back in the lineup soon. The All-Star, who underwent left knee surgery Feb. 4 and has missed 24 straight games, is reportedly close to returning.

Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic (groin) has missed six straight games. He may return sometime next week.

New Orleans, though, is close to being eliminated from playoff contention, trailing eighth-place Portland by 9 1/2 games. The Hornets, concluding a five-game road trip, have lost nine of 11.

"I don't think we have been talking about whether or not we can get into the playoffs, so much as we have been talking about trying to find a level of competitiveness to go out and play in these games," Hornets forward David West said. "Every game, if we get better and find ways to improve - whether it's defensively or making changes offensively - we'll give ourselves a chance to win that next game on our schedule."

With rookie Darren Collison starting for Paul, New Orleans has had some careless moments. The Hornets have committed 39 turnovers over their last two games, 13 by Collison.

Collison, though, has been providing strong scoring, posting 15 points in a 93-80 loss to Denver on Thursday night. He's averaging 19.3 points and 10.0 assists in his last 24 games.

Collison had 24 points and nine assists in New Orleans' 98-90 loss to Utah on Feb. 17, the teams' last meeting. The Hornets won this season's other matchup with the Jazz 91-87 on Jan. 4.

Copyright 2010 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited

Jazz play all the right notes in rout of Hornets

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 21, 2010 12:57AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- It isn't supposed to be this easy at this stage of an NBA season.

Not when you're the Utah Jazz and you have two starters out of the lineup. Not when you're on the second night of a back-to-back after losing a grueling and humbling game against Phoenix. Not when your All-Star point guard is dealing with shoulder, ankle and wrist injuries.

But Utah's 70th game of its regular season looked to take about as much effort as a Sunday walk in the park as the Jazz rolled to a 106-86 victory over New Orleans on Saturday night. Utah (45-25) led New Orleans (33-38) by 34 points after three quarters before resting its starters for the full final period.

"We were aggressive all night and attacked -- defensively and offensively," said Jazz forward C.J. Miles. "We wanted to come out and make sure we got after it after last night. We had a sour taste in our mouths."

Utah's loss to Phoenix on Friday was quickly forgotten with its performance against New Orleans. The Jazz took control of the game early with a dominant first quarter. They scored 22 of their 30 first-period points in the paint. They shot 73.7 percent, and only attempted two 3-pointers.

There was hardly any need to shoot 3-pointers on this night, as the Jazz precisely executed their half-court offense and at times created what seemed to be layup parades to the basket. The Jazz finished with 60 points in the paint. Their biggest lead of the game was 35 points in the third quarter.

"We expected a bounce-back mentality from the Jazz coming into this game," said New Orleans coach Jeff Bower. "We pretty much saw that. I thought they played well. They were sharp with the passing, shooting and rebounding. They outplayed us from the beginning."

The Hornets were already shorthanded without star point guard Chris Paul for the 25th straight game because of his left knee injury. They also lost David West with 1:50 left in the first quarter when he was whistled for a flagrant two foul on Kyle Korver and ejected.

West's ejection left a seismic hole in the Hornets' interior defense and limited their options on offense. Utah capitalized.

"We knew they were limited in the post," said Jazz forward Paul Millsap, who had 22 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. "With David West out early, we knew we had the advantage down low."

The Jazz, who were without starters Mehmet Okur (stomach virus) and Andrei Kirilenko (strained left calf), certainly needed the break that their blowout victory provided. Carlos Boozer played less than 16 minutes and had 10 points and four rebounds. Deron Williams, who iced his shoulder, wrist and knees on the bench in the fourth quarter, played 30 minutes and had 17 points and 11 assists.

"It was great," Williams said of sitting out the fourth quarter. "I'd like to do that every game if I could."

Miles started in place of Kirilenko and the Jazz didn't miss a beat. Miles sank his first eight shots and scored 19 points. He also had four assists.

"My first three shots were two layups and a dunk," Miles said. "Anybody feels good after those. I was just able to get in some open spots."

Kyrylo Fesenko started in Okur's place and played 43 minutes. He tied a season-high in points with 11 and had a season-high eight rebounds.

"He did a great job today, getting down low and bangin'," Millsap said. "Fes, he's a character, but he comes out to play. When his name is called, he comes out and does the best he can, and it showed today."

The Hornets looked like they were ready to return home after enduring their longest road trip of the season. Saturday night's loss capped a five-game western trip in which they went 1-4 and moved closer to being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

The Jazz understand the predicament New Orleans was in on Saturday.

"In all fairness to them, they've got Chris Paul sitting at home, West got kicked out of the ballgame," Sloan said. "Those are probably the two best players on their team, and it took a lot away from them. They've lost some games and I thought they played hard. They looked a little bit tired."

The Hornets looked to put up little resistance in the first three quarters against the Jazz, even if it didn't feel that way to Utah.

"Did it look easy?" Millsap asked. "It didn't feel like it. It felt like it was pretty tough out there. Every game is tough. It's tough when go out there and play against NBA players."

• Hornets: Diogu
• Jazz: Koufos

• Hornets: --
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #23 Jason Phillips, #51 Leroy Richardson
• Attendance: 18766
• Duration: 2:4

New Orleans Hornets (33-38)		Utah Jazz (45-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Fesenko vs Okafor (West gains possession)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:52
	11:51	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:29 [UTA 2-0]	Miles Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:51 [UTA 4-0]	Miles Running Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	10:26
	10:24	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:17 [UTA 6-0]	Fesenko Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:55 [NOH 2-6]
	09:44 [UTA 8-2]	Fesenko Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Okafor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:44
	09:44	Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:42
Collison Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	09:21 [NOH 4-8]
	09:10 [UTA 10-4]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Okafor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	08:48 [NOH 6-10]
	08:30	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Peterson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:28
Peterson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	08:21
	08:17 [UTA 12-6]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)
West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:01 [NOH 8-12]
	07:41	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:40
	07:40	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:27	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:27
Team Rebound	07:27
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:27 [NOH 9-12]
	07:10 [UTA 14-9]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
West Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	06:55
Peterson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:51
	06:51	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:51	Team Rebound
	06:51	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:50
West Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Peterson (1 AST)	06:31 [NOH 11-14]
	06:15	Fesenko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
West Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:00	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:57 [UTA 16-11]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
Peterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:45
West Jump Shot: Missed Block: Miles (1 BLK)	05:45
	05:28	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:19 [UTA 18-11]	Miles Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:15
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	05:04
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:02
Okafor Jump Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)	04:54 [NOH 13-18]
	04:54	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	04:54 [NOH 14-18]
	04:40 [UTA 20-14]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)
Okafor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (1 BLK)	04:28
	04:26	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:21 [UTA 22-14]	Boozer Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Peterson Jump Shot: Missed	04:05
Peterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:04
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:00
	04:00	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:00	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
	04:00	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:00 [NOH 15-22]
Wright Substitution replaced by Thornton	04:00
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:00
	03:59	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:41	Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:40
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:22	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:15	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (1 BLK)
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:14
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Collison (3 AST)	03:11 [NOH 17-22]
	02:50	Boozer Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
Team Timeout : Short	02:50
	02:39	Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:39	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:39 [NOH 18-22]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:39
	02:37	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:17 [UTA 24-18]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:55
	01:54	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
West Foul : Flagrant Type 2 (1 PF)	01:50
	01:50	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
West Ejection:First Flagrant Type 2	01:50
West Substitution replaced by Songaila	01:50
	01:50 [UTA 25-18]	Korver Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:50 [UTA 26-18]	Korver Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (2 PTS)
	01:45	Fesenko Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Songaila (1 ST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	01:39
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:36
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:32
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:23	Fesenko Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Collison Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Songaila (1 AST)	01:14 [NOH 20-26]
	01:02 [UTA 28-20]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Okafor Layup Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:49.2	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:36.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Peterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:35.9
Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Collison (4 AST)	00:21.8 [NOH 22-28]
	00:05.3 [UTA 30-22]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Collison Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.2
	00:00.4	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 1st Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (33-38)		Utah Jazz (45-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [UTA 32-22]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:32	Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)	11:13
	11:07 [UTA 34-22]	Fesenko Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)
Collison Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	10:44
	10:37	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:35
Songaila Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
Songaila Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:16
Songaila Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:16 [NOH 24-34]
Posey Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:02
	10:02	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:02	Team Rebound
	10:02 [UTA 35-24]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Thornton Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:45
Team Timeout : Regular	09:45
	09:24	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
	09:23	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:18 [UTA 37-24]	Millsap Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Songaila Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Okafor (1 AST)	09:02 [NOH 26-37]
	08:37 [UTA 40-26]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Price (3 AST)
Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (2 ST)	08:21
Songaila Foul : Clear Path (1 PF)	08:21
Okafor Substitution replaced by Gray	08:21
	08:21 [UTA 41-26]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	08:21 [UTA 42-26]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:10 [UTA 44-26]	Fesenko Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miles (3 AST)
Songaila Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Price (1 ST)	07:47
	07:39	Fesenko Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:29 [NOH 28-44]
	07:11	Fesenko Jump Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:09
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:02	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:46 [UTA 46-28]	Price Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:37
Songaila Substitution replaced by Wright	06:37
	06:37	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer
	06:37	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:23 [NOH 30-46]
	06:23	Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Collison Substitution replaced by Peterson	06:23
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	06:23 [NOH 31-46]
	06:03	Millsap Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:02
	05:44	Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Peterson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:44
Team Rebound	05:44
	05:44	Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews
Peterson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:44
Team Rebound	05:44
Gray Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Posey (1 AST)	05:40 [NOH 33-46]
	05:17	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:16
	05:11	Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:11 [NOH 34-46]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:11 [NOH 35-46]
	05:02	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:59
Thornton Layup Shot: Missed	04:55
Peterson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:53
Peterson Layup Shot: Missed	04:53
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:48
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:46 [NOH 37-46]
	04:33 [UTA 48-37]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miles (4 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:11	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:00	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	03:58	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:53 [UTA 51-37]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Posey Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:27
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:22
Wright Layup Shot: Missed	03:20
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:20
	03:20	Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:20	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Thornton Substitution replaced by Collison	03:20
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:20 [NOH 38-51]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:20
	03:19	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:05 [UTA 53-38]	Fesenko Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Gray Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:46
	02:46	Timeout : Official
Gray Substitution replaced by Okafor	02:46
	02:32 [UTA 55-38]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:04
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:52
	01:52	Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:52	Team Rebound
	01:52	Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:51	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	01:34 [UTA 57-38]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Posey Jump Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:09	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Peterson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:07
	01:07 [UTA 58-38]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:07	Miles Substitution replaced by Jeffers
	01:07 [UTA 59-38]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jeffers (1 ST)	00:49.9
	00:46.9 [UTA 61-38]	Jeffers Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:34.9	Jeffers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:15.7 [UTA 63-38]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (33-38)		Utah Jazz (45-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
	11:42	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:38	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:38
	11:38	Williams Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Peterson Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:21	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:12	Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Okafor (1 ST)
Wright Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Collison (5 AST)	11:07 [NOH 40-63]
	10:44 [UTA 65-40]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Peterson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	10:18
	09:54 [UTA 67-40]	Matthews Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
	09:43	Matthews Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Songaila Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
Wright Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	09:36
Okafor Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:29 [NOH 42-67]
	09:15 [UTA 69-42]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)
	08:54	Boozer Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	08:54	Boozer Substitution replaced by Millsap
Songaila Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:30 [UTA 72-42]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:23
	08:20	Matthews Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Collison Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:04 [NOH 44-72]
	07:45 [UTA 74-44]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
Wright Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:19	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Peterson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:03
	07:03	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:03	Team Rebound
Wright Substitution replaced by Thornton	07:03
	07:03 [UTA 75-44]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	06:49
	06:48	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:44
	06:35 [UTA 77-44]	Miles Running Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Okafor Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Miles (2 ST)	06:20
	06:15 [UTA 79-44]	Miles Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)
	05:58	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:58 [NOH 45-79]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:58 [NOH 46-79]
	05:41 [UTA 81-46]	Millsap Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (11 AST)
Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	05:20
	05:15	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed
Songaila Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:15
	05:15	Millsap Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Songaila Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:15 [NOH 47-81]
Songaila Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:15 [NOH 48-81]
	05:00	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	04:55
	04:51	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:47	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Okafor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:35
	04:35 [UTA 82-48]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:35 [UTA 83-48]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Collison (6 AST)	04:17 [NOH 51-83]
	04:04	Fesenko Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:04	Fesenko Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
	04:04	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Songaila Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	03:50 [NOH 53-83]
	03:26	Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (2 BLK)
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:24
Songaila Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:10 [NOH 55-83]
	02:46 [UTA 85-55]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Songaila Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (3 ST)	02:22
	02:19 [UTA 87-55]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Thornton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:19
	02:19	Team Timeout : Regular
Okafor Substitution replaced by Gray	02:19
	02:19 [UTA 88-55]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:59	Team Rebound
	01:47	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gray (1 BLK)
	01:46	Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Gray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:46
	01:46	Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:46	Team Rebound
	01:46 [UTA 89-55]	Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Songaila (2 AST)	01:27 [NOH 57-89]
Peterson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:15
	01:15 [UTA 90-57]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Peterson Substitution replaced by Wright	01:15
	01:15 [UTA 91-57]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:01	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	00:40.9	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:38.9
Gray Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (2 BLK)	00:25.9
	00:23.9	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:03.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:01.9
End of 3rd Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (33-38)		Utah Jazz (45-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Okafor Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Posey (2 AST)	11:48 [NOH 59-91]
Gray Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:22
	11:22 [UTA 92-59]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	11:22 [UTA 93-59]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	11:08	Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:08
Team Rebound	11:08
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:08 [NOH 60-93]
	10:55	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	10:54
Okafor Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (3 ST)	10:52
	10:49 [UTA 95-60]	Millsap Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Posey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)	10:26 [NOH 63-95]
	10:02	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	10:01
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	09:54
Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:53
Thornton Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:53 [NOH 65-95]
	09:29	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:27
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:19	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	09:04 [UTA 97-65]	Millsap Reverse Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)
	08:44	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:44
Gray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:44 [NOH 66-97]
Gray Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:44
	08:43	Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:24 [UTA 99-66]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)
	08:09	Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Thornton Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	08:07
	07:46	Korver Running Jump Shot: Missed
	07:44	Korver Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:30	Miles Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gray (2 BLK)
	07:28	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	07:26	Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (3 BLK)
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:23
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	06:59 [UTA 101-66]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Price (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:49
	06:49	Miles Substitution replaced by Jeffers
	06:49	Korver Substitution replaced by Gaines
Wright Substitution replaced by Collison	06:49
	06:38	Jeffers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:38 [NOH 67-101]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:38
	06:36	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	06:13	Fesenko Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:12
Fesenko Violation:Defensive Goaltending	06:05
Collison Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thornton (3 AST)	06:05 [NOH 69-101]
	05:46 [UTA 103-69]	Millsap Slam Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (1 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	05:24
Gray Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:22
Thornton Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Gray (1 AST)	05:17 [NOH 71-103]
	05:01	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	04:51
	04:37	Gaines Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (3 BLK)	04:19
Posey Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:17
Collison Layup Shot: Missed	04:12
Gray Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:10
Gray Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	04:10 [NOH 73-103]
	03:46	Gaines 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:44	Price Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:24	Fesenko Jump Shot: Missed
	03:22	Millsap Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)
	03:22	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (4 BLK)
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:20
Collison Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Thornton (4 AST)	03:17 [NOH 75-103]
Posey Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:01
Gray Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:52
	02:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:52 [UTA 104-75]	Jeffers Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:52	Jeffers Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:50
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:29 [NOH 77-104]
	02:05	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:03	Jeffers Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:03	Jeffers Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:58 [NOH 79-104]
	01:41	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:24	Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:15 [UTA 106-79]	Gaines Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gray Layup Shot: Missed	01:06
Gray Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:06
Gray Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:06 [NOH 81-106]
	00:45.9	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:44.8
Collison Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Gray (2 AST)	00:40.7 [NOH 83-106]
	00:16.9	Gaines 3pt Shot: Missed
Gray Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:14.9
Collison 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:08.1 [NOH 86-106]
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa			NBA TV	National	9:00 pm ET
		--	CST	Local	9:00 pm ET
		--	FSR-UT	Local	9:00 pm ET
canada			RTV	national	9:00 pm ET