(London, England 10/6/2009) -James Johnson sank a fade-away jump shot from the baseline at the buzzer Tuesday to give the Chicago Bulls a 102-101 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA preseason game.
Johnson, who finished with 18 points, got the rebound after teammate Derrick Byars missed a shot from the top of the key.
Luol Deng, who was raised in London after his family fled war-torn Sudan, impressed early and also finished with 18 points at sold-out O2 Arena. He left the game in the third quarter and did not return.
Jannero Pargo scored 16 points for the Bulls. Paul Milsap led the Jazz with 18 points while Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews had 16 each.
Deng kept the crowd cheering and helped the Bulls build a 71-58 lead midway through the third quarter. But Williams then took over, hitting a 3-pointer, scoring from the field and making his free throws to close the gap.
Trailing 81-77 at the start of the fourth, the Jazz took the lead at 86-84 when Milsap drove for a layup and was fouled but was unable to complete the three-point play.
The Jazz appeared to be in command when Ronnie Price sank a pair of free throws with 25.4 seconds to go.
The game was played before a crowd of 18,689. The NBA was playing in London for the third straight preseason, and commissioner David Stern again noted he would like to have a regular-season game in the British capital before it hosts the 2012 Olympics.
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
TIME (MT) |
RADIO |
Thu, Oct. 1 |
Denver |
EnergySolutions Arena |
- |
|
Tue, Oct. 6 |
Chicago |
O2 Arena |
- |
|
Thu, Oct. 8 |
Palacio de Deportes |
- |
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Tue, Oct. 13 |
OPEN SCRIMMAGE |
EnergySolutions Arena |
6:30 p.m. |
FREE |
Thu, Oct. 15 |
Portland |
EnergySolutions Arena |
7:00 p.m. |
1320 AM / 98.7 FM |
Sat, Oct. 17 |
@L.A. Clippers |
STAPLES Center |
5:30 p.m. |
1320 AM / 98.7 FM |
Tue, Oct. 20 |
@Portland |
Rose Garden |
8:00 p.m. |
1320 AM / 98.7 FM |
Fri, Oct. 23 |
@Sacramento |
Arco Arena |
8:00 p.m. |
1320 AM / 98.7 FM |
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2009-10 Jazz Training Camp Roster
# |
POS |
NAME |
HT. / WT.
|
COLLEGE / FROM |
YEARS |
5 |
F |
Carlos Boozer | 6-9 / 266 |
Duke | 7 |
9 |
G |
Ronnie Brewer | 6-7 / 227 |
Arkansas | 3 |
21 |
F |
Ronald Dupree | 6-7 / 227 |
Louisiana State | 5 |
44 |
C |
Kyrylo Fesenko | 7-1 / 300 |
Ukraine | 2 |
15 |
F |
Matt Harpring | 6-7 / 230 |
Georgia Tech | 11 |
6 |
G |
Paul Harris | 6-4 / 230 |
Syracuse | R |
30 |
F |
Alexander Johnson | 6-9 / 230 |
Florida State | 2 |
47 |
F |
Andrei Kirilenko | 6-9 / 225 |
Russia | 8 |
26 |
F/G |
Kyle Korver | 6-7 / 212 |
Creighton | 6 |
41 |
C |
Kosta Koufos | 7-0 / 265 |
Ohio State | 1 |
23 |
G |
Wes Matthews | 6-5 / 215 |
Marquette | R |
3 |
G |
Eric Maynor | 6-2 / 175 |
Virginia Commonwealth | R |
34 |
G/F |
C.J. Miles | 6-6 / 227 |
Skyline H.S. (TX) | 4 |
24 |
F |
Paul Millsap | 6-8 / 250 |
Louisiana Tech | 3 |
22 |
F |
Spencer Nelson | 6-8 / 225 |
Utah State | R |
13 |
C/F |
Mehmet Okur | 6-11 / 263 |
Turkey | 7 |
17 |
G |
Ronnie Price | 6-2 / 184 |
Utah Valley | 4 |
11 |
F/C |
Goran Suton | 6-10 / 245 |
Michigan State | R |
8 |
G |
Deron Williams | 6-3 / 207 |
Illinois | 4 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Sloan (Evansville) | ||
| Assistant Coaches: | Phil Johnson (Utah State) | ||
| Tyrone Corbin (DePaul) | |||
| Scott Layden (St. Francis PA) | |||
| Asst. Coach of Player Development: | Mark McKown (South Carolina Upstate) | ||
| Head Athletic Trainer: | Gary Briggs (Morehead State) | ||
| Asst. Athletic Trainer/Equipment Manager: | Brian Zettler (Texas A&M, North Texas) | ||


