Box Score

 

PORTLAND (85)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
B Wells             21   1-2   0-0   0-0   3   2    3
R Wallace           29  9-19   2-2   1-6   1   2   21
D Davis             24   2-3   0-0   1-4   0   2    4
D Stoudamire        18   3-4   0-0   0-2   1   0    6
D Anderson          23   0-3   0-0   0-2   0   2    0
R Patterson         15   2-3   0-0   0-4   0   3    4
A Daniels           20   2-8   3-3   1-1   2   0    7
A Sabonis           22   2-3   2-3   1-3   3   0    6
Z Randolph          21   3-7   5-5   2-7   0   2   11
J McInnis           27  5-10   2-2   1-4   4   6   15
Q Woods             12   2-6   0-1   2-3   3   0    4
C Smith              8   1-3   2-2   0-0   1   2    4
  
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TOTALS             240 32-71 16-18  9-36  18  21   85
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Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.889. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (B Wells 1-2, R Wallace 1-3, D 
Stoudamire 0-1, D Anderson 0-1, A Daniels 
0-2, J McInnis 3-5). Team Rebounds: 2. 
Blocked Shots:2 (R Wallace, R Patterson). 
Turnovers:19 (D Stoudamire 4, B Wells 4, R 
Patterson 3, R Wallace 2, A Sabonis, Q Woods,
Z Randolph, D Davis, J McInnis, A Daniels). 
Steals: 7 (A Sabonis 2, D Davis 2, D 
Stoudamire, C Smith, Q Woods).


UTAH (94)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
M Harpring          27  6-12   4-4   2-9   2   1   18
K Malone            34  9-17   6-6   1-6   7   3   24
G Ostertag          38   3-7   3-4   2-9   3   0    9
J Stockton          26   3-4   2-2   0-3  10   2    8
C Cheaney           40   4-9   2-4   2-5   3   2   10
M Jackson           19   1-3   0-0   0-0   5   0    2
A Kirilenko         27  5-10   2-3   1-1   1   1   13
S Padgett           17   3-5   2-2   0-2   0   3    8
T Massenburg         6   1-1   0-0   0-1   0   1    2
D Stevenson          3   0-2   0-0   0-0   0   2    0
C Arroyo             3   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
J Amaechi          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 35-70 21-25  8-36  31  15   94
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Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.840. 3-Point Goals:
3-8, .375 (M Harpring 2-2, M Jackson 0-1, A 
Kirilenko 1-3, S Padgett 0-1, D Stevenson 
0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:7 (A 
Kirilenko 4, G Ostertag 3). Turnovers:16 (G 
Ostertag 5, K Malone 3, J Stockton 2, A 
Kirilenko 2, C Cheaney, M Jackson, S Padgett,
C Arroyo). Steals: 10 (A Kirilenko 4, G 
Ostertag 3, K Malone, M Jackson, M Harpring).

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PORTLAND             18  18  13  36   -  85
UTAH                 27  21  22  24   -  94
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Technical fouls: Portland - 1 (COACH Cheeks, 
7:25 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,628. T: 2:00. 
Officials: Bob Delaney, Mark Wunderlich, 
Rodney Mott.

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PORTLAND (85) AT UTAH (94)

PORTLAND

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
B WELLS           F    21    1-2      0-0      0   0   0    3   2   0   4    3
R WALLACE         F    29    9-19     2-2      1   5   6    1   2   0   2   21
D DAVIS           C    24    2-3      0-0      1   3   4    0   2   2   1    4
D STOUDAMIRE      G    18    3-4      0-0      0   2   2    1   0   1   4    6
D ANDERSON        G    23    0-3      0-0      0   2   2    0   2   0   0    0
R PATTERSON            15    2-3      0-0      0   4   4    0   3   0   3    4
A DANIELS              20    2-8      3-3      1   0   1    2   0   0   1    7
A SABONIS              22    2-3      2-3      1   2   3    3   0   2   1    6
Z RANDOLPH             21    3-7      5-5      2   5   7    0   2   0   1   11
J MCINNIS              27    5-10     2-2      1   3   4    4   6   0   1   15
Q WOODS                12    2-6      0-1      2   1   3    3   0   1   1    4
C SMITH                 8    1-3      2-2      0   0   0    1   2   1   0    4
  
TOTALS                240   32-71    16-18     9  27  36   18  21   7  19   85
                            (.451)  (.889)  TEAM REBS:  2 TOTAL TO: 20 (22 PTS)    

UTAH

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
M HARPRING        F    27    6-12     4-4      2   7   9    2   1   1   0   18
K MALONE          F    34    9-17     6-6      1   5   6    7   3   1   3   24
G OSTERTAG        C    38    3-7      3-4      2   7   9    3   0   3   5    9
J STOCKTON        G    26    3-4      2-2      0   3   3   10   2   0   2    8
C CHEANEY         G    40    4-9      2-4      2   3   5    3   2   0   1   10
M JACKSON              19    1-3      0-0      0   0   0    5   0   1   1    2
A KIRILENKO            27    5-10     2-3      1   0   1    1   1   4   2   13
S PADGETT              17    3-5      2-2      0   2   2    0   3   0   1    8
T MASSENBURG            6    1-1      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   0   0    2
D STEVENSON             3    0-2      0-0      0   0   0    0   2   0   0    0
C ARROYO                3    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   1    0
J AMAECHI             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   35-70    21-25     8  28  36   31  15  10  16   94
                            (.500)  (.840)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 16 (17 PTS)    
  
   PORTLAND           18   18   13   36   -   85
   UTAH               27   21   22   24   -   94
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - R WALLACE, R PATTERSON.  UTAH - A KIRILENKO 4,
G OSTERTAG 3.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 5-14 (.357), B WELLS 1-2, R WALLACE 1-
3, D STOUDAMIRE 0-1, D ANDERSON 0-1, A DANIELS 0-2, J MCINNIS 3-5.
UTAH 3-8 (.375), M HARPRING 2-2, M JACKSON 0-1, A KIRILENKO 1-3, S PADGETT 0-
1, D STEVENSON 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PORTLAND - COACH CHEEKS.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, MARK WUNDERLICH, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 19,628. T - 2:00.

Game Story

SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Karl Malone and Matt Harpring gave 
John Stockton a 41st birthday present he would enjoy - another
Utah Jazz victory.

Malone scored 24 points and Harpring added 18 as the Jazz blew
past the Portland Trail Blazers, 94-85, for their fifth straight
triumph.

"He's amazing, he's 41 and still playing NBA basketball,"
Harpring said of Stockton, the league's all-time assists and
steals leader.  "He's playing against guys that are 21 and still
beating them, it's phenomenal.  Words can hardly express what a
phenomenal feat it is to play in this league at 41."

"The thing that is so good about him is his consistency in the
way he plays," Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks said.  "You couldn't
tell if he was 25 or 30 tonight or throughout the year.  He
still plays the same way he played before, and I think that's
the beauty of playing with him."

Stockton, the NBA's oldest player, had eight points and 10
assists and smiled broadly after diving into a cameraman while
trying to save a loose ball in the third quarter.

"I was just glad I didn't hit anything," Stockton said.  "I ran
in there and the cameraman bailed me out.  He lifted the camera
up and I just hit him, so it was a relatively soft landing."

"You just come to expect it," the 39-year-old Malone said of
Stockton's high-quality play.  "I've played with him enough, I
think I'm probably like his family, we take him for granted."

The Jazz scored the first eight points and took a 27-18 lead
into the second quarter.  Utah led 48-36 at the half, 70-49
after three quarters and by as much as 79-54 with 8:47 left
before Portland's subs made the final score respectable.

"It was pretty good, pretty good (three) quarters we played,"
Malone said.  "Everybody competed and played hard and did what
we needed to do but it was a nice team effort by everybody."

"They did well up until the finish," Sloan said.  "You watch the
end of the ballgame and it looked like we were playing
ratball."

Rasheed Wallace scored 21 points and Jeff McInnis added 15 off
the bench for the Blazers, who have lost five of seven games.

"If we win, you don't need to worry about it," said Portland
forward Bonzi Wells, who scored just three points.  "We are
losing right now, so we got to worry about it.  When we start to
win, we'll put all this stuff behind us."

Portland saw its lead for fifth place in the Western Conference
standings slip to two games over sixth-place Utah.  It is 1 1/2
games behind fourth-place Minnesota.

"I'm not concerned with the (playoff) race, I'm just concerned
with the way we played tonight," Cheeks said.  "We have to get
back to playing the basketball we know we can."

"You just take every game as an equal but after the fact you
realize (the playoff ramifications)," Malone said.  "You still
just try to go out and play and take one game at a time.  Then
after the game you say, 'OK," and start looking at (the
standings) a lot more."

Portland, which allowed Washington to shoot 51 percent in a
95-91 home setback on Tuesday, permitted Utah to connect on half
its 70 shots while shooting 45 percent.

"They just beat us in pretty much every area," Cheeks said.  "It
was a well-played game by them and a tired, poorly played game
by us."

Utah had 31 assists and committed 16 turnovers, while Portland
had 18 assists and 20 turnovers.  Stockton had only two
giveaways.

"We have always said he is a guy that is always playing forward
- he never plays backwards," Sloan said.  "He is a very unique
player.  Even if he is 41, I think he looks as good as some guys
at 21."

"I still love to play," Stockton said.  "It's a great game and
there's no other game like it.  "I do love to play, and (age) is
just part of the deal."