Cato Boosts Portland To Rare Win Over Jazz BY MICHAEL C LEWIS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Wary of being used like a napkin the next time he meets the Jazz Kelvin Cato did not want anything to do with being portrayed as the newest nemesis to Karl Malone after the Portland Trail Blazers 102-9victory at the Delta Center on Saturday But it was too late Cato said too much with his game 1 The rookie blocked four shots in the final eight minutes and helped de- fend Malone into shooting in the fourth quarter as Malone tried to lead the Jazz back from a deficit Catos presence at the end helped the Blazers snap the Jazz's eight-gam- e winning streak at home as well as their home winning streak against Portland Overall the nine-gam- Blazers have won four of the last six against Utah ' Just a good night said Cato "Two games dont make a career" It's a nice start though Cato blocked a season-higeight shots in his first meeting with the Jazz back on Dec 5 when the Blazers whipped Utah at the Rose Garden in Portland and has compiled 12 of his 31 blocks against Jazz shooters Not only did he swat two of Malone's shots including a Cato layup that he slapped against the backboard and kept Antoine tipped John Stocktons Carr from dunking with 7:42 left and cutting the Portland lead to five "He was said teammate Isaiah Rider That Cato had a chance to influence the outcome though owed more to the Jazz's own ineptitude than anything else They missed eight of their first nine free throws and finished their W'orst effort of the season while Portland hit The math is easy h 94-7- 7 big-tim- e See JAZZ Page e Jazz Report Bulls Roll C-1- 0 Past Hawks Into 1st Place Portland center Arvydas Sabonis dives for the loose ball in front of Utahs Antoine Carr during Saturday afternoons clash in the Delta Center Sabonis and the Blazers took a 1 02-- 1 victory 0 9 Win Doesnt Come Easy For Utah Family Man Malone Is Utahn of the Year Jazz Superstar Wants to Make A Difference BY BY STEVE MILWAUKEE STEM LIUM r v THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Before long Karl Malone will have scored more points than any player in NBA history except Kareem Abdul-Jab-bWilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan He is the perfect basketball machine tall powerful swift and determined If players could be produced on an assembly line Malone would be a prototype Like writing called Hemingway and music called Beethoven basketball called Malone Or did it? We all live for a reason Malone said "and I love what 1 do for a living Some say thats why God put me here to play basketball But I dont necessarily believe that" Instead Malone believes his basketball e means to a more ability is a significant end "It's a great avenue he explained " But personally I think I was put here to make a difference in a lot of peoples lives Mission accomplished for The Salt Lake Tribute's first Utahn of the Year Malone has become as Utahn as anyone living along the Wasatch Front He love a family atmosphere" said his wife Kay " and everybody ties Utah with family You go to New York and peopleprobably talk business and careers But here people talk about their families their children He likes that and people in Utah respect him for it Basketball has taken Malone from a small crowded house in rural Louisiana to a palatial home in the Salt Lake City foothills Malone recognizes the long journey ke has taken since arriving in Utah 1214 years ago Because of who I am and because I'm IIHM THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE bV-jV-'-'- Vjr vi jr' $ ' - - fct w Y- 'Hr " a if sixth-ranke- thers They got it Utah (11-0- ) limited Wisconsin-Milwauke- e to a pair of baskets in the final 814 minutes en route to a 66-5victory The Panthers who led 32-2just after halftime and trailed midway through the only with their second half fell to eighth straight defeat A crowd of 3576 almost double what Wisconsin-Milwauke- e had drawn in its first three home games gasped audibly as the Panthers took their lead with 18:08 remaining "What was I thinking? Utah Coach Rick Majerus said "I'm thinking 'They're playing better than we are' Our heads were down a little said Ute guard Andre Miller ' But w e had to come back and do something positive Utah center Michael Doleac agreed though he sounded a bit disgusted with the sluggish performance "We know we're a better team he said That's why it was frustrating 1 don't think anybody got nervous We were just pissed off because we knew we can play bet- 1 6 rVk5 46-4- 4 A high-profil- 14 six-poi- s4 lim HoUvTTk4 i Sail tako Tribune Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone enjoys a moment at home with (left to right) daughter Kylee Ann son Karl Jr daughter Kadee Lynn and wife Kay For leading the Jazz into the NBA Finals Malone is The Salt Lake Tribune $ Utahn of the Year from the South" he said "there could have been barriers But I came in with an open mind and tried to treat people like they treated me It worked If Malone ran for governor he might not win Then again "I've been accepted here" he said "Ive had a chance to growT as a person away from basketball just for being me Many have witnessed the growth The Senator: As one of the longest-tenure- d members of the US Senate Or-ri- n know s the importance Hatch of gaining and retaining the people's According to Hatch Karl Malone has already cemented his place in the hearts of generations in Utah "It doesn't hurt to be one of the two or three best basketball players of all time Hatch said "But beyond that Karl and his wife are great human beings warm trust See MALONE Page C-- 9 See UTAH Page Utah Flashback? Fassels Giants Choke vs Vikings NFL PLAYOFFS BY MTvF CYPHERS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS EAST RUTHERFORD NJ A nine-poilead Two minutes left It added up to a loss for the New York Giants In a stunning collapse that will haunt them at least until next July the Giants watched a sweet season end bitterly losing their composure a big lead and an NFC wild-car- d playoff game to the Vi- - Broncos Smash Jaguars Preview of Todays Games kings on Saturday 23-2- 2 ants Stadium We all tasted the victory C-- 4 C-- 6 at Gi- said quarterback Danny Kanell "We all felt we had things in pretty good shape that our defense was going to come up big and w e'd be out there kneeling on the ball That's why it makes it so hard We Wild Card Saturday1 Game Minnesota 23 New Yorti Grants 22 Denver 42 Jacksonville 47 Today's Game Miami at New England 10:30 am (Civ 5) Detroit at Tampa Bay 2 pm (Ch 13) DRtstonal Playoffs Saturday Jan I Denver or N f at Pittsburgh 10:30 a m Minnesota at San francisco 2 pm Sunday Jan 4 Detroll or Tampa at Green Bay 10 30 am Denver or Miami at Kansas City 2 pm C-- BY WENDY CARPENTER Utah State Short THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE HONOLULU The headline in a Honolulu news"BYU Rivals None Considering the Cougars' recent history that sentiment begs the question: In basketball? in the Rainbow Yet when Hawaii beat BYU 73-5Classic at the Special Events Center it didn't seem to matter to the home crowd that the Cougars came into the contest w ith a 7 record while Hawaii was The game ended at 12:45 a m Utah time today A complete report will be printed in Mondays Salt Lake Tribune in the opening game Nebraska beat Virginia 80-6and will meet Hawaii in Monday's second round of paper Saturday screamed 3 7-- 1 Game Topples Weber State C-- 7 tournament The Cougars will play the eight-teaVirginia Despite the Rainbows 821 scoring average they led only 24-2- 1 at the half It was an emotionally charged 20 minutes backed by one of the most vocal a sellout crow d of 10300 forums the Cougars have dealt with all season At times if w as difficult to make out the officials whistles something BYU is not accustomed to at home BYU not necessarily known for its speed kept up w ith Hawaiis fast pace in the first half The play was 5 See VIKINGS Page C-- 4 See BYU Page C-- 7 THE BOTTOM LINE i ' Toronto 97 New York 94 New Jersey 112 Milw 104 (2 OT) Orlando 96 Charlotte 87 NFL Playoffs Minnesota 23 NY Giants 22 Denver 42 Jacksonville 17 College Football Heritage Bowl Southern U 34 S Carolina lnsightcom Bowl St 28 Chicago 97 Atlanta 90 Houston 111 Washington 101 LA Clippers 103 Denver 103 Philadelphia 85 Golden State 78 Arizona 20 New Mexico 14 NHL NBA Portland 102 Utah 91 Boston 3 Tampa Bay 1 Carolina 4 Buffalo 1 Florida 6s NY Islanders 2 Ottawa 3 Washington 0 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 0 Detroit 8 Toronto 1 Colorado 5 Edmonton 1 Vancouver 3 Dallas 3 (OT) Anaheim 5 St Louis 5 (OT) Calgary 5 Philadelphia 2 Phoenix 4 Los Angeles 2 IHL Grizz 3 San Antonio 2 7 Trip to Hawaii No Vacation for Cougs 3-- had it right in front of us Instead the Giants through a combination of their own mis- - 18 Princeton 61 Niagara 52 36 20 Maryland? 4 UNC-Wil23 WVirginia 90 Duquesne 78 Big S Mens Basketball 6 Utah 66 51 Utah State 71 Weber State 65 Hawaii 73 BYU 53 Top 25 Women 3 Connecticut 80 UNLV 47 Top 25 Mens Basketball UNC 82 Georgia 80 (OT) 4 Kentucky 76 Louisville 79 7 Purdue 81 Providence 79 8 Stanford 95 Lehigh 42 9 UCLA 65 UNLV 57 13 Xavier 73 DePauI 56 1 d "La-vern- I Y The Utes stayed unbeaten Saturday night beating Wisconsin-Milwauke- e in what must be one of the most uninspired successes e produced in this city since & Shirley or Pabst Blue Ribbon beer Favored by 27 points against an opponent that had already lost by 37 to Western Michigan and 35 to Toledo the University of Utah needed a tenacious stretch effort to pull away from the pesky Pan- In Action Tonight NBA Basketball: Jazz at 6 30 p m FSR Vancou-ve- r TV Highlights 10:30 am NFL Playoffs Dolphins at Patriots 10:30 am OS College Basketball South Alabama at Arkansas State CD (ESPN3 12:30 pm College Basketball Bradley at Evansville NFL Playoffs Li(133 2 pm ons at Buccaneers NBA Basket-ba(1513 6:30 pm Jazz at Grizzlies ll