NOVEMBER 4 , 2004 - DAILY RESULTS
CHARLOTTE - WASHINGTON 86-74 (Emeka Okafor 20pts, 8rebs)
MIAMI - CLEVELAND 100-80 (Shaquille O'Neal 28pts, 12rebs,8ast)
DENVER - MILWAUKEE 96 - 90 (Kenyon Martin 26pts, 9rebs)
NOVEMBER 5 , 2004
GAME – GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS vs UTAH JAZZ
QUARTER BY QUARTER ANALYSIS
1ST QTR
The Jazz came into the ball game possessed, playing strong D, hustling on the boards at both ends and scoring like maniacs from the paint,led by the physical presence of
PF Carlos Boozer. They started with a 10-2 run while Golden State struggled with
Jason Richarson pointless and
Troy Murphy having commited 2 fouls in the first 3 minutes. As if that weren’t enough, Jazz’s
Mehmet Okur was not allowing any traffic near the basket blocking 3 shots for lay-ups. It was only benchman’s
Luke Walton 6 points and defensive efforts that kept the game close at the end of the period.
Score: 17 –25
Dale Davis had to sub in when Elden Campbell had a nasty fall and hurt his hand.Luckily , it would prove to be nothing important so he returned to the floor later
2ND QTR
If Golden State fans thought the first quarter was a bad one,tyhey should have reserved their astonishment for the first part of the second one, which saw the Jazz rampaging over the hapless Warriors having an unstoppable 19 – 5 run led by
Carlos Boozer and
Gordan Giricek to make the score 22-44 5 minutes into the quarter. A blowout seemed inevitable but during the latest 6 minutes of the half, Golden State rallied behind the strong play of
Jason Richardson and especially
Troy Murphy who gave the team a new energy at the offensive end. Aided by
Luke Walton’s strong play off the bench , the Warriors were able to overcome
Mike Dunleavy’s abysmal performance and closing the half trailing only by 7.
Half-time score: 50 - 57
3RD QTR
Carlos Boozer would in this quarter prove his superiority once again as he brought down almot every rebound at the offensive end providing the Jazz with some easy 2nd chance points.
Howard Eisley also picked up the pace with some infallible shooting from the perimeter while
Giricek continued to make
Jason Richardson’s life tough on defense. On the other hand,
Troy Murphy was brilliant and
Richardson was scoring consecutive points but those two were hopelessly alone and so the Warriors found themselves trailing at the end of the 3rd period by 14 .
Score 68 – 82.
Carlos Boozer was dominant on the offensive glass and scored most of his points from the paint in the 3rd qtr
4TH QTR
The last period of the game was a fan’s delight. The home team came out strong shooting well from the perimeter and dominated the boards. The Jazz were not far behind in performance, but The Warriors were alowly eating away their opponent’s big lead making the game quite the close contest near the end.
Troy Murphy and
Jason Richardson were still carrying all the load but they were doing a good job at it and so they brought Golden State trailing
96 - 102 with just a minute to go. The offense set itself up for a post play, ball to
Murphy, fakes the hook-shot,
Boozer bites, Troy drives towards the basket but is double teamed and so he passes to
Dunleavy outside. He rises all alone, shoots the 3 and … GOOD!!!
99-102 Jazz with 43 seconds until the final Buzzer.
Jerry Sloan takes a time out ordering a post up play with Boozer. Utah follows the plan but
Vlade Divac is there to make a critical defensive effort resulting in a miss. Time out Warriors with 20 seconds to go.
Mike Montgomery orders the ball to Murphy, Richarson or sharp shooter
Jason Kapono for the game-tying 3. Back in action,
Speedy Claxton begins the offense while all the aforementioned try to pick up screens to set themselves free for the jay. No can do for any of them , so the ball finds its way in the hands of
Jason Kapono with
Gordan Giricek stuck on him like glue. Using a brilliand fake-a-first-step-for-a-drive move, Jason had his marker lose his balance, so he
took a quick drop step backwards toward the 3 point lane...
, .... rose up for the 3 and...
...NO GOOD!!!
Carlos Boozer would grab the rebound, be fouled , and sink both from the lane to mark Jazz’s first victory of the season.
FINAL SCORE GS – UTAH 99-104
PLAYER OF THE GAME –
CARLOS BOOZER 25pts, 13rebs, 10/16 FGs
GOLDEN STATE TOP PERFORMERS:
Troy Murphy 23pts, 15rebs , 3ast , 2stl
Jason Richardson 21pts, 7rebs
Speedy Claxton 10pts, 4ast, 3stl
OTHER DAY RESULTS
TORONTO - DETROIT 82 - 91 (Rip Hamilton 25pts, 6 rebs)
PHILADELPHIA - PHOENIX 83 - 130 :shock: (Steve Nash 20pts, 11ast)
MEMPHIS - HOUSTON 95 - 84 ( Jason Williams 30pts, 8ast, 7/7 3pt )
NEW ORLEANS - ORLANDO 92 - 104 (Grant Hill 26pts, 7rebs, 7ast)
PORTLAND - LA CLIPPERS 82 - 100 (Elton Brand 24pts, 12rebs)
BOSTON - INDIANA 100 - 77 (Paul Pierce 23pts, 8ast)
CHICAGO- NEW JERSEY 91 - 84 (Eddy Curry 15pts,10rebs)
LA LAKERS - SAN ANTONIO 82 - 100 (Tony Parker 22pts, 8rebs, 8ast)
SEATTLE - ATLANTA 102 - 71 (Rashard Lewis 26pts, 8rebs, 7ast)
TODAY'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
JASON WILLIAMS(MEM) 30 pts, 8ast, 4rebs, 11/14 FGs, 7/7 3pt[/size]