Okay, so it was a bad night. We can't forget that the Suns are 8-4 right now, and perhaps surprising some people. Shaq must have something to do with that - like attracting defensive attention while Amare surgically cuts up opponents. Amare certainly knows Shaq's value.
Shad did have 5 assists, 9 points and 3 blocks of his own. But it seems the Jazz went right by him - often. And before anyone wants to bury the Big Aristotle.....
It may surprise you to know that Shaq's season stats are close to (slightly better) than Cleveland Cavalier big man Zydrunas Ilgauska's, in spite of all that. Look it up.
This is what Goliath might have looked like if he hadn't meet David and got to age. Eventually life catches up to you. You have good days and bad days.
The Utah Jazz have lost only once at home in the regular season since December 31, 2007. They are coming off three straight road losses while playing without Deron Williams (injury) and Mehmet Okur (personal reasons).
Unheralded Jazz high-school-to-pros 2nd rounder (2005) C.J. Miles started, scored 15 first quarter points and finished with 21.
The Jazz bench lit up the Suns for 59 points, led by Andre Kirilenko, Paul Millsap, Brevin Knight and Kyle Korver.
Brevin Knight helped out in Deron's with 12 points on 6 of 7, and 6 assists, in what was a great trade of PGs for the Jazz with the Clippers (for Jason Hart) in the off season.
Amare Stoudamire led the Suns with 30 points followed by Matt Barnes with 19. The Jazz were led by Carlos Boozer and CJ Miles with 21. Boozer added 15 rebounds, and Andre Kirilenko contributed 19 points in addition to his blocks.
The Jazz out ran the Suns with Shaq in the game to the tune of 20 fast break points to 4 for the Suns. To counter, the Suns scored 46 points in the paint to the Jazz' 34.
San Antonio Spurs (5-5) keep the Los Angeles Clippers (1-9) frustrated: 86-83
The Spurs are now 5-5 without Manu Ginobili, but are 4-1 without Tony Parker and Manu. Go figure.
Last night Spurs' new comer Roger Mason made the game winning shot with 8.4 seconds left to win the game. Baron Davis missed a three pointer for the Clippers as time expired.
This was after the Clippers closed the gap by 11 points in the last 6 minutes.
After scoring 55 points, Parker is out with an ankle sprain for the last 5 games, but the Spurs have bonded together as you might expect a Greg Popovich team to and are finding ways to win.
Tim Duncan still leads this team and had 20 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Former Wizard Mason led the Spurs with 21 and Michael Finley added 19 points.
Cuttino Mobley led the Clippers with 18 points, followed by Chris Kaman with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. Baron Davis shot just 5 for 17, finishing with 11 points.
The Clippers blocked 13 shots as Marcus Camby equaled Duncan with 6 blocks of his own. Many were against Tim as he was blocked 4 times.
Spurs' rookie point guard, George Hill started and had 8 assists, and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes of play.
"Cat" Mobley scored 13 of his 18 points in the 3rd period, including the Clippers first 11 points.
The Clippers outrebounded the Spurs 47-36, took 6 more shot, and blocked 5 more shots, but couldn't hit outside as they went 3-16 from the arc, while the Spurs were 8-20 with Mason and Finley going 3 of 5 from the three point line.
The Clippers played better than they have in many other games. They have the league's worst point differential as - 13.9 per game.
They have a talented core of players in Davis, Camby, Kaman, Mobley, and Al Thornton. The chemistry is just not there yet. It is just the opposite of the Spurs. Popovich has a well defined system and execute it well even with major players out of action.
So that's it. As the Ankle Turns....The Knee Bends....and the Diesel gets blocked. Until next time.
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