4/11/2005
Utah travel to Oakland to verse Warriors
The Utah Jazz get to play their first Away game of the year against the Golden State Warriors.
Starting Line-Ups
Key Match-Up
Baron Davis vs. Deron Williams.
Will Deron be able to handle high flying Baron Davis? Will Davis stop Deron from scoring and passing? We'll find out soon.
1st Quarter
Andrei Kirilenko scored his first basket within 10 seconds of the match and Deron Williams got into some early foul trouble. Then Matt Harpring came on and he got injured. The Jazz had a 2 point lead as Carlos Boozer got into foul trouble. Luckily, Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy got into some foul trouble as well. The Jazz were forced to play a line-up of Ostertag, Collins, Humphries, Okur and Palacio as they didnt want to risk anymore foul trouble. The Utah Jazz ended the quarter up 33 to 28.
2nd Quarter
The Warriors started off with Mike Dunleavy making a 4 point play. The Jazz extended their lead to 9 points as Deron Williams received a back injury. A bit later, Derek Fisher received an injury. The Warriors began a comeback to level the scores at 49 a piece with 4 minutes to go. The Jazz went on another run to extend their lead back to 9 points. The Jazz ended the quarter ahead 63 to 58.
Key Players At The Half
Andrei Kirilenko And Baron Davis
3rd Quarter
Deron Williams had fully recovered from his injury but he was still going to be on the bench for a few minutes. The Warriors came out firing as they narrowed the gap to 1 point so Jerry Sloan decided to put Deron Williams into the line-up. The risk of putting Deron Williams back only worked for one basket as he injured himself again. Then Troy Murphy received a back injury, so many injuries (i have to lower the injury frequency from 100 to like 70 or somethin). The Warriors had an oppurtunity to take the lead but Mike Dunleavy missed the free throw to incomplete a three point play and CJ Miles drained a 3 pointer on the fast break to give a 4 point turn around for the Jazz. Jason Richardson dunked down 2 amazing dunks in a row to lift up the home crowd. The Carlos Boozer received an ankle injury which would probably keep him out for the rest of the game. Finally, the Warriors regained a 1 point lead with 2 minutes left in the quarter. The game began to be a battle between Jason Richardson and Andrei Kirilenko for points and the lead. The Jazz managed to hold onto the lead at the end of the quarter, up 90-89.
4th Quarter
The Jazz continued their strong play but the Warriors still managed to hold on. Baron Davis came off the bench and took the lead for the Warriors. The Jazz starting making silly decisions which cost them the lead but then they were making smart decisions and they took the lead back. The Utah Jazz continued to hold on to their 1 point lead as time progressed in the 4th quarter. Then 2 Warriors baskets in a row gave them a 3 point lead. The Jazz's superstar Andrei Kirilenko got fouled out and after that, there was no hope for the Jazz to come back and win it. The Warriors took this one 126 to 119.
Player of the Game
Andrei Kirilenko
Despite his team losing efforts, he scored 46 points.
Boxscores
Utah Jazz
Golden State Warriors
Picture of the Game
Baron Davis' acrobatics helped the Warriors cross over the line.
Game Pictures
Andrei Kirilenko showing who's boss, again
Jarron Collins kneeing Biedrins in the face
Andrei Kirilenko showing off his inside scoring superstar ability
With Deron Williams injured, Milt "Milf" Palacio had to control the offensive play
Okur pushes Kirilenko up to block Baron Davis
Carlos Boozer, a broken foot, NAh
Robert Skrnjug was disappointed with the loss. He'll figure out something soon. Robert Skrnjug announced that Carlos Boozer will be out for 5 weeks with a broken bone in his foot and Deron Williams will be out for 3 weeks with a Neck Spasm. This will force the Jazz to have a 9 man lay-up, some .dbf signing is needed.
I hope you like recap, fucking injuries, Jugs.
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Jugs on Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:28 am, edited 1 time in total.