(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.

Mehmet OkurLuol 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

103-87 W

-

Tue, Oct. 6

Chicago

O2 Arena

102-101 L

-

Thu, Oct. 8

Real Madrid

Palacio de Deportes

109-87 W

-

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)

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