Post-Game Notes

TORONTO 92, JAZZ 88
AIR CANADA CENTRE
Wednesday, November 14, 2007


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QUARTER-BY-QUARTER

  • First Quarter: Toronto 22, Utah 18… Toronto shot .364 (eight-of-22) from the field, while Utah made seven-of-21 (.333) … Raptors opponents are out-shooting the Raptors .460 (29-for-63) to .347 (25-for-72) in four first quarters at Air Canada Centre this season … Notables … Anthony Parker led all players with 10 points … T.J. Ford had four points, three rebounds and two assists in the frame … Ronnie Brewer played all 12 minutes and paced the Jazz with seven points.
  • Second Quarter: Utah 21, Toronto 14 … Utah shot .389 (seven-of-18) from the field and made seven-of-11 free-throw attempts … Toronto made five-of-22 (.227 – season-low for a quarter) field goal attempts … Utah had 16 rebounds in the quarter … Utah outscored Toronto 10-2 on second chance points … Notables … Carlos Boozer topped all scorers in the second with 10 points … Boozer also had four rebounds … Jamario Moon had five points and two rebounds … Kris Humphries grabbed five boards.
  • Third Quarter: Utah 25, Toronto 23 … The Jazz connected on 12-of-22 (.545) field goal attempts, while Toronto hit 10-of-27 (.370) … Notables … Carlos Boozer had 10 points for the Jazz … T.J. Ford tallied six points, two assists and two steals for the Raptors … Andrei Kirilenko contributed with six assists, three rebounds and two points in the frame … Rasho Nesterovic left the game mid-way through the third with a sprained right ankle.
  • Fourth Quarter: Toronto 29, Utah 28… Toronto made 12-for-20 (.600) to Utah’s seven-of-17 (.412) from the field … Toronto had 11 personal fouls to four for Utah … Utah made 13-of-15 from the line, while Toronto made two-of-two … Notables … Deron Williams led all players with 11 points … Chris Bosh scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth … Kris Humphries registered six rebounds.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • With the loss, Toronto falls to 4-4 on the season, while Utah improves to 7-2 this season and 3-1 on the road.
  • Toronto shot .295 (13-of-44) from the field in the first half … For the game, Utah out-shot the Raptors .429 (33-of-77) to .385 (35-of-91) … The Raptors are shooting.403 (143-for-355) at home this season and .483 (146-for-303) on the road.
  • Toronto grabbed a season-high 50 rebounds (45, Nov. 9 at Philadelphia), including a season-best 17 offensive (13, Nov. 9 at Philadelphia) … Utah recorded 46 rebounds on the evening.
  • Utah committed a season-low 15 personal fouls (19, Nov. 12 vs. Sacramento) … Utah’s 15 fouls are also a Raptors opponent season-low (17, twice – last: Nov. 11 at Chicago) ... Toronto’s 24 personal fouls are a season-high (23, Nov. 4 vs. Boston).
  • The Jazz had Raptors opponent season highs of 23 free throws made (18, Nov. 4 vs. Boston) and 29 free throws attempted (23, twice – last: Nov. 9 at Philadelphia).
  • Anthony Parker netted a team-high 19 points (7-11 FG) … Coming into the game he was averaging 6.3 points in three previous home games.
  • Jamario Moon scored a career-high 15 points (12, Nov. 11 at Chicago) … Moon also added three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 33:10 minutes.
  • T.J. Ford totaled 13 points, five rebounds and a team-high eight assists.
  • Kris Humphries had a season-high and game high-tying 14 rebounds (nine, Nov. 6 at Milwaukee).
  • Carlos Boozer registered a game-high 23 points and a game high-tying 14 rebounds en route to his eighth double-double of the season ... Boozer connected on nine of his Raptors opponent-high 24 field goal attempts (21, Andre Iguodala, Nov. 4 vs. Philadelphia).
  • Deron Williams went eight-of-15 from the field and six-of-seven from the line for 22 points … Williams added five assists, three rebounds and two steals in 40:01 minutes.
  • Andrei Kirilenko recorded eight points, nine rebounds and a game and season high-tying 11 assists (Nov. 9 at Seattle).