April 13, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY – Carlos Boozer scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and Utah got back to .500 for the first time in two months.

The Jazz improved its playoff chances by beating Denver for the third time this season. Utah is within 1½ games of Sacramento for the final playoff spot.

DENVER		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
Anthony	33	7-19	4-5	1-5	5	2	18
Kleiza	30	5-10	6-9	0-3	1	4	16
Elson	32	4-6	0-0	0-7	0	5	8
Miller	29	1-6	0-0	1-2	8	2	2
Buckner	27	5-10	2-2	1-5	1	1	13
Patterson	23	4-7	2-4	1-3	2	3	10
Eisley	23	3-6	3-4	0-1	4	3	10
Evans	23	0-0	0-0	2-7	0	4	0
DJohnson	20	2-7	0-0	0-0	1	2	6
Totals	240	31-71	17-24	6-33	22	26	83
Percentages: FG .437, FT .708. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (D.Johnson 2-6, Eisley 1-3, Buckner 1-4, Kleiza 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 15 (17 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Evans, Patterson). Turnovers: 15 (Patterson 4, Anthony 3, Miller 3, Eisley 2, Evans 2, Elson). Steals: 8 (Eisley 2, Elson 2, Miller 2, Anthony, D.Johnson). Technical Foul: Defensive Three Second, 11:12 first.
UTAH		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
Harpring	29	4-8	5-7	2-5	2	2	13
Okur	36	9-18	5-7	3-10	2	4	24
Boozer	38	11-19	3-6	5-13	1	3	25
Williams	36	6-14	0-0	1-3	9	4	14
Kirilenko	40	5-13	4-4	1-5	7	2	14
Brown	26	4-5	0-0	0-3	3	2	8
Humphries	13	1-3	0-0	0-4	1	2	2
Collins	8	0-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0
McLeod	12	1-4	0-0	0-1	1	1	2
Miles	1	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	2
Totals	240	42-86	17-24	14-47	26	20	104
Percentages: FG .488, FT .708. 3-Point Goals: 3-11, .273 (Williams 2-4, Okur 1-5, Kirilenko 0-1, McLeod 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 14 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Brown 2, Boozer, Harpring, Kirilenko). Turnovers: 13 (Kirilenko 4, Harpring 2, Williams 2, Boozer, Brown, Humphries, McLeod, Okur). Steals: 8 (Humphries 2, McLeod 2, Brown, Harpring, Kirilenko, Williams). Technical Foul: Collins, 4:03 second.
Denver		21		20		22	20– 83
Utah		25		23		23	33–104
A–17,817 (19,911). T–2:03. Officials–Bob Delaney, Zach Zarba, Derek Richardson. T-Wolves 82, Rockets 79 HOUSTON – Marcus Banks hit the go-ahead jumper in the fourth quarter as Minnesota snapped a 14-game road losing streak. The Timberwolves won away from home for the first time since a 103-101 victory at Phoenix on Feb. 6.
MINNESOTA		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
Reed	32	5-15	3-4	3-4	0	3	13
Griffin	37	2-4	0-0	3-6	1	3	4
Blount	25	6-12	4-4	3-4	0	3	16
Jaric	33	2-8	3-4	3-5	3	0	8
Banks	33	5-11	4-4	0-4	2	3	15
Madsen	17	1-3	1-4	3-4	1	4	3
Dupree	10	1-4	0-0	0-1	1	0	2
Hassell	27	3-7	2-2	0-5	3	1	8
Wright	27	3-10	6-6	2-6	0	1	13
Totals	240	28-74	23-28	17-39	11	18	82
Percentages: FG .378, FT .821. 3-Point Goals: 3-10, .300 (Banks 1-2, Wright 1-3, Jaric 1-4, Hassell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 15 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Griffin 5, Blount 2, Jaric). Turnovers: 13 (Banks 4, Jaric 3, Blount 2, Wright 2, Griffin, Hassell). Steals: 5 (Blount 2, Dupree, Jaric, Reed). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 8:37 second; Blount, 58.9 third.
HOUSTON		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
Howard	33	6-17	3-4	4-9	0	4	15
Bogans	38	2-6	4-4	1-4	1	5	8
Mutombo	16	1-3	0-0	2-4	0	2	2
Head	37	4-8	2-2	0-4	4	3	10
Alston	37	8-20	0-0	1-4	5	4	17
Swift	23	3-9	7-10	3-5	0	2	13
Hayes	24	3-5	0-0	6-10	2	3	6
Wesley	21	2-7	2-3	0-0	0	2	6
Brunson	11	1-4	0-0	0-1	3	0	2
Bowen	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Totals	240	30-79	18-23	17-41	15	25	79
Percentages: FG .380, FT .783. 3-Point Goals: 1-11, .091 (Alston 1-4, Brunson 0-1, Bogans 0-2, Head 0-2, Wesley 0-2). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 17 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Hayes, Mutombo, Swift). Turnovers: 17 (Howard 5, Bogans 2, Brunson 2, Hayes 2, Wesley 2, Alston, Head, Mutombo, Swift). Steals: 11 (Alston 3, Hayes 2, Head 2, Brunson, Howard, Mutombo, Swift). Technical Fouls: Swift, 58.9 third.
Minnesota		12		21		28	21– 82
Houston		20		23		26	10– 79
A–16,499 (17,982). T–2:21. Officials–Ken Mauer, Bennie Adams, Michael Henderson. Hornets 104, SuperSonics 99 OKLAHOMA CITY – Chris Paul scored 21 points, including four in the final minute, and New Orleans held off Seattle and gained ground in the playoff race. The Hornets trail Sacramento by two games for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The teams meet Sunday in Sacramento. The Kings' magic number is two.
SEATTLE		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
RasLewis	39	7-16	3-4	2-3	0	2	20
Wilcox	32	2-5	3-3	3-7	1	1	7
Swift	19	3-5	2-4	0-3	0	4	8
Ridnour	29	3-7	0-0	0-1	5	5	6
Allen	45	13-25	4-5	1-6	8	3	36
Petro	20	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	3	2
Watson	23	2-7	0-0	0-1	4	3	5
Wilkins	9	1-2	2-2	0-0	0	2	5
Collison	18	4-4	0-0	1-4	1	3	8
Moore	6	1-3	0-0	1-3	0	1	2
Totals	240	37-76	14-18	10-30	20	27	99
Percentages: FG .487, FT .778. 3-Point Goals: 11-24, .458 (Allen 6-9, Ras.Lewis 3-7, Wilkins 1-1, Watson 1-4, Ridnour 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 19 (21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Moore 2, Swift 2, Collison, Petro, Wilcox). Turnovers: 19 (Allen 5, Watson 4, Collison 3, Ridnour 3, Petro 2, Ras.Lewis, Wilkins). Steals: 7 (Watson 3, Ras.Lewis, Petro, Ridnour, Wilkins). Technical Fouls: Def. Three Second, 8:28 fourth.
NEW ORLEANS		FG	FT	Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	Pts
Mason	34	7-17	3-4	4-10	1	2	17
Brown	27	3-7	3-3	1-5	2	2	9
Jackson	40	8-14	0-0	6-14	3	2	17
Paul	36	5-14	11-12	2-3	6	2	21
Butler	30	1-6	5-6	1-2	1	0	7
Williams	6	1-4	0-0	2-4	0	2	2
Bass	23	4-7	1-2	2-4	0	1	9
Claxton	26	4-7	2-4	0-0	4	2	10
Johnson	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2
Snyder	12	4-5	1-2	1-2	1	3	10
Totals	240	38-82	26-33	19-44	18	18	104
Percentages: FG .463, FT .788. 3-Point Goals: 2-4, .500 (Jackson 1-1, Snyder 1-1, Butler 0-1, Paul 0-1). Team Rebounds: 16. Team Turnovers: 17 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 16 (Mason 4, Claxton 3, Paul 3, Jackson 2, Snyder 2, Bass, Brown). Steals: 9 (Brown 3, Paul 2, Bass, Jackson, Mason, Snyder). Technical Fouls: None.
Seattle		29		27		21	22– 99
New Orleans		24		34		25	21–104

 A–18,607 (19,163). T–2:21. Officials–Tony Brown, Eddie F. Rush, Marc Davis.

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