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Suns eclipse Hawks for sixth straight win
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-05 12:41
Jazz survive trail Blazers rally 98-93
PORTLAND, Ore.
- Mehmet Okur had 28 points and eight rebounds, and the Utah Jazz withstood the
Portland Trail Blazers' second-half rally for a 98-93 victory Sunday night.
Utah Jazz's Deron
Williams shoots as Portland Trail Blazers Sebastian Telfair defends during
the first quarter Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at the Rose Garden, in Portland,
Ore. [AP] | Matt Harpring added 20 points,
including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, as the Jazz snapped a three-game
losing streak.
The Blazers, losers of four straight, trailed by as many as 14 points in the
first half. They narrowed Utah's lead to 62-60 on Zach Randolph's layup on a
pass from Ruben Patterson �� who spent the previous seven games on the inactive
list after complaining about his minutes.
Joel Przybilla's hard-fought jumper from under the basket tied it before
Randolph's layup and free throw gave the Blazers the lead.
Portland held on to a narrow margin until Okur made two consecutive layups to
put the Jazz ahead 76-75.
The Blazers came back to even it at 85 on Sebastian Telfair's 3-pointer from
the corner with 4:17 left, but Andrei Kirilenko answered with a 3.
Harpring's falling-down 3-pointer made it 96-91 with 41 seconds to go and all
but sealed it.
Portland got 19 points from both Patterson and Telfair.
Portland was without starting forward Darius Miles because of cartilage
damage in his right knee.
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