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Wednesday, April 12, 7:00, Pepsi Center Radio: 1320 KFAN/ 101.1 KBER TV: FSN |
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05-06 vs Jazz: 1-2 |
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| Carmelo Anthony |
The Nuggets led wire-to-wire by as much as 35 points at one point Denver outshot .500 to .395 from the field, .455 to .250 on threes, and .778 to .565 from the line The Nuggets had 27 fastbreak points The Jazz committed 17 turnovers leading to 24 Nuggets points, while Denver committed only nine for 13 points Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 31 points, 23 in the first half, as five Nuggets scored in double-figures Devin Brown led the Jazz with a season-high 23, and only Andrei Kirilenko (11) joined him in double-digits This was was the worst Jazz loss in 141-game series history (was 27 @ Denver 3/14/04).
Utah outshot the Nuggets .552 to .480 for the game, and held Denver to just .378 in the second half as they overcame a five-point halftime deficit The Jazz outrebounded Denver 40 to just 23, and hit 10 more free throws Utah outscored Denver 40-28 in the paint and 19-7 on fastbreaks Mehmet Okur led the way for the Jazz with 28 points and 11 rebounds while Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 and Keith McLeod added 18 Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 20 (8-22 FG) and Kenyon Martin had 18 The Nuggets were without Marcus Camby, while the Jazz were missing Gordan Giricek The Nuggets had beaten the Jazz by 30 points in Denver 12 days earlier.
The 11-point win marks a 41-point turnaround from the last meeting in Denver The Jazz outshot the Nuggets .585 (38-65) to .494 (39-79) Jazz big lead was 16 and the Nuggets was 7 The Jazz scored a season-high 56 points in the first half, then scored 59 in the second The teams combined for 98 points in the paint (50-48 Jazz) All five Jazz starters scored in double figures, led by Mehmet Okurs 24 points and Andrei Kirilenkos 21 Jazz starters hit 31-of-50 shots (.620) Only 3 Nuggets reached double figures led by Carmelo Anthonys 31 points Andre Miller added 19 points and 12 assists Marcus Camby did not play (back strain).
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New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Friday, April 14, 2006 Ford Center, 6:00 p.m. Radio: 1320 KFAN/101.1 KBER TV: FSN |
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05-06 vs Jazz: 1-1 |
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Chris Paul |
The two teams are fighting for the 8th spot in the West as the Jazz travel to Oklahoma City for the final time this season. The Jazz hold a 2-1 series edge over the Hornets.
Matchup to Watch: Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams. Deron Williams will match up against rookie Chris Paul for the third time this season. As the first two point guards selected in the draft, the two have been
compared since the beginning of the season. Deron Williams' playing time has increased over the past month and Chris Paul continues his quest for Rookie of the Year.
Utah 82, New Orleans/Okla. City 76 2/22/06
The Jazz were outscored 23-12 in the first quarter, but
outscored the Hornets 25-11 in the fourth quarter
The Jazz trailed by as much
as 12 points in the game, and trailed by eight entering the fourth quarter
The
Jazz took their first lead of the game, 72-71, with 6:38 remaining and did not
commit a single turnover in the fourth quarter
The Hornets shot only 2-17 in
the fourth quarter, and went scoreless for six minutes, 55 seconds
Deron
Williams came off the bench to lead the Jazz with 17 points and Carlos Boozer
and Devin Brown added 14 apiece off the bench
Andrei Kirilenko tallied 15
points, 11 boards and eight blocks in the game
Chris Paul led the Hornets with
18 points, seven assists and seven steals.
The Hornets outshot the Jazz .500 to .481 from the field, .417 to .300 on threes and .778 to .600 from the line The Jazz overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game before Chris Paul hit two free throws with 25.2 seconds left to give the Hornets a 97-95 lead The Jazz never led by more than one The Hornets committed 23 turnovers that led to 24 Jazz points, while the Jazz had 17 turnovers for19 Hornets points Paul led the Hornets with 23 points and eight assists, and David West had 20 points and eight boards Linton Johnson III came off the bench for a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds in his Hornets debut Mehmet Okur had 26 points to lead the Jazz The game was Jerry Sloans 1,400th as Jazz head coach.
The 24-point win marks the biggest of the season for the Jazz, who lead by as much as 26 Utah outscored the Hornets 49-28 in the second half The Hornets actually led by four points after one quarter The Jazz outshot the Hornets .561 to .411 from the floor The Jazz outscored the Hornets 26-15 from the line, 48-24 in the paint, 18-5 on second-chance, and 12-4 on fastbreaks Utah dominated the boards 45 to just 23 All five Jazz starters scored in double-figures, led by 21 points from Carlos Boozer and 20 from Deron Williams Matt Harpring added 15 points and 11 rebounds Six Hornets had double-figures, but none more than 15 (Rasual Butler).
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Saturday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. American Airlines Arena |
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05-06 vs Jazz: 1-2 |
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| Dirk Nowitzki |
The Jazz will battle the top team in the league for the final time this season as they spend Easter in the Big D. Utah is looking to split the season series with the Mavericks as the Jazz battle for playoff position.
Player to Watch: Dirk Nowitzki. A candidate for league MVP, Nowitzki leads the Mavericks in scoring, rebounds and minutes he ranks eighth in the league in scoring (26.5), 16th in rebounding (9.0) and 7th in over all efficiency rating (27.26). The "Big German" is averaging 28.2 minutes per game this season and is averaging 23.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 37.0 minutes per game this season against the Jazz.
The Jazz outscored the Mavericks 49-34 in the second half, including 28-15 in
the fourth quarter for a comeback victory on opening night for the Jazz
The
Jazz held the Mavs to .377 (29-77) shooting, including just .237 (9-38) in the
second half
The Jazz shot .432 (32-74) for the night, but were an incredible
.700 (7-10) from three-point range
Mehmet Okur led the way for Utah with 27
points (10-17 FG) and eight rebounds while rookie Deron Williams added 18 points
(7-14 FG) and was 3-4 on three-pointers in his NBA debut
Andrei Kirilenko led
the Jazz in rebounds (10), blocks (6) and assists despite a poor shooting night
(2-10 FG, 3-8 FT)
The Mavericks were playing their second game of the season
following a double overtime victory the night before in Phoenix.
Dallas led by as many as 18 points while the only Jazz lead of the game was 8-6
The Mavericks outshot the Jazz .554 to just .391 from the field and .538
(7-13) to .333 on threes
Dallas outscored the Jazz in the paint, 44-18 and
22-11 on fastbreaks
The Mavs Josh Howard led all scorers with 24 points
(8-13) and Dirk Nowitzki added 21 (6-8)
The Jazz dressed just 10 players and
were without Harpring (rt. knee inflammation), Whaley (rt. knee surgery) and
Ostertag (one-game suspension)
The win marked the eighth straight of the
season for the Mavericks and evened the season series at one game apiece.
The Mavericks led by as much as 15 points, although the Jazz fought back to take
their only lead of the game 69-68 with 8:47 left in the game
There were only
two lead changes and one tie in the game
The Jazz outscored the Mavericks
47-39 in second half
Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 34 points and Jerry Stackhouse
added 16 points off the bench
Mehmet Okur had 32 points and 11 boards to pace
the Jazz, and Andrei Kirilenko added 19 points and 9 boards
Each team had just
two starters in double figures, with two players coming off each bench to score
10+ points
The Jazz outscored Dallas 40-20 in the paint, 13-4 on second-chance
points, and 11-2 on the fastbreak.
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Monday, April 17, 2006 SBC Center, 6:30 p.m. Radio: 1320 KFAN/101.1 KBER TV: KJZZ |
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05-06 vs Jazz: 0-2 |
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| Tim Duncan |
The Jazz will travel down to the Alamo for the first and only time this season. It's been a full season since Devin Brown earn his World Championship ring and he will finally receive the ring on Monday, April 17. The Spurs are fighting with the Mavericks for the top spot in the league as the Jazz are fighting for the eighth seed in the West, both teams need the win.
Player to watch: Tim Duncan. A two-time MVP has made his case known for a third MVP and is averaging 18.6 points, 11.1 rebounds and 35.2 minutes per game.
The Jazz outscored the Spurs 44-40 in the first and third quarters, but were outscored 39-26 in the second and fourth The Spurs outshot the Jazz .412 to .324 from the field, and .350 (7-20) to .222 (2-9) on threes The Spurs outscored the Jazz 15-6 on points off turnovers The Jazz did outscore the Spurs 24-16 from the line and outrebounded them 46-41 Tim Duncan had 19 points and eight rebounds and Tony Parker added 17 points and six assists for the Spurs Giricek, Kirilenko and Okur combined to shoot just 6-of-33 (.182) Jarron Collins led the Jazz with 15 points and 10 boards This was the first of three meetings this season with the Spurs.
The Spurs led wire-to-wire, leading by as much as 24 points in the first half The Spurs outscored the Jazz 37-21 while outshooting them .727 (16-22) to .350 (7-20) in the first quarter The two teams then combined for just 24 points in the second quarter San Antonio outscored the Jazz 50-32 in the first half, then were outscored 54-45 in the second half San Antonio outshot the Jazz .526 to .324 in the first half, and the Jazz outshot the Spurs .514 to .371 in the second half The Spurs hit 12 three-pointers to just 2 by Utah Spurs bench outscored the Jazz bench 30-2 Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 26 points while Tony Parker added 23 and Tim Duncan tallied 11 points (3-10) and 13 boards . Utah was led by 27 points and 17 rebounds by Carlos Boozer, and 21 points from Matt Harpring Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur each received technicals, Kirilenkos first in his career Robert Horry also got Td up while Nazr Mohammed was called for a flagrant (1) foul.
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