| Show Nat The Salt !Ale Tribune Ct t No Kitt ler added 16 points and MEMPIIIS Tenn - To N1'mjihis fi)rward Pau Gas really didn't matter If Tim thincan played "1 expect to do the same thing with Duncan in" Gasol said after scoring 27 saints against the Duncan San Antoni9 Spurs in a I1 PA Tuesday victory his night "Obviously presence has a big influence on the game but I exliect to do the same thing with or without him on the 01 it court" Stromile Swill had Chillies dominated the middle the third year player from Spain scoring I() points during a fourth quarter comeback as the Grizzlies 1ained their 40th win of the sAlison Gasors two free throws with 84 seconds left pro vided the winning margin in the Grizzlies' sixth consecutive win The loss snapped a three game winning streak for the San Antonio which hadn't been beaten since March 1 : also ago inst Memph is In ncan the league's MVP remained reigning on the injured list and issed his sixth game with a leg injury While Memphis defeated the Spurs in three of four ga MPS this season Duncan was infor the last two and jured played only one quarter in another Despite shooting 17 for the freehrow line Memphis won by its frontline dominance outscoring in the San Antonio also were The paint Spurs hindered by 21) turnovers matching a season high Gasol connect(41 on 11 of his 21 shots and his 11 rebotnids included six on the ) Shane end ofkrisive ill OTHER GAMES: Nuggets 117 VDArds 87: Voshon At Washington Lenard scored 'Z7 points and rookie Carmelo Anthony had 25i in his first NBA homecomt ing and the Numets took with a run in the third quarter to break a three game losing streak and win for just the second time in 10 games 105 SuTimberwolves perSonics 92: At Seattle Sprewell PmPrgo-- from a shooting slump to score 31 points and the Minnesota Timherwolves ended a losing streak Kevin Garnett had 9 points and 10 the for rebounds ant-tro- 16-- d berwol yes Ti Pacers 94 Raptors 84 (On At Indianapolis Ron Artist shut down Vince Carter in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers sawed the first eight points or overtime to win their sixth straight game Celtics 87 Knicks 84: At New York Paul Pierce scored 21 points including a difficult jumper with 24 seconds left to give Boston a six game winning streak - their longest of the season Beat 100 Magic 89: At Miami Rasual Butler scored 19 points including 14 in the fourth quarter and Eddie Jones also scored 19 for the Heat who have won three straight 76ers 89 Bulls 81: At Chicago Kenny Thomas had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Aaron McKie added 21 points for the Philadelphia 76ers Rockets 90 Clippers 85: At Houston Steve Francis had 24 points and Yao Ming scored eight of his 19 points in a rally The Rockets got their third straight victory and their fifth in a row over the Clippers but it took a spurt to get the victory Kings 96 Warriors 92: At Doug Christie :Sacramento scored 21 points Mike Bibby added 21 and P(ja Stojakovic had 2f) to lead Sacramento past the 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sense of urgency no doubt about that" general manager Bob Bass said "I feel better off than those teams below us but we haven't played well the last four or five games" New Orleans learned this week that Jainal Mashburn who missed the first 44 games because of right knee sun gery will be sidelined an additional 12 games or so after experiencing swelling in the knee last weekend Bass has declined to get into specifics about what he thinks has gone wrong but he made it clear he had no in terest in discussing whether coach Tim Floyd is having any difficulty relating to his players "I don't have any comment on a question like that" Bass said "You've got to be kidding me with a question like out-of-th- e lie Cals 87 nab FT N4 3710-264 29 54 21I 24 04 3211-144 31 44 04 I 14 14 24 14 20 04 12 04 12 44 00 11 13 04 6 22 WA PF P b 0-- 44 2 21 14 4 5 15 4 327 24 44 04 0 13 2 4 2 4 5 012 I 0 2 2 2 23117 I 2 0 0 twit Tiii Not II Is 2 NM 21 02 Totals 240 Thom Bass 14 5 5 24 00 1 s 0 0 io 3 2 20 20 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Mcna 7 3 bucliniv 11 Mono 041 Tem illbown Tao mown 15 A PS) Model VOA 4 14 11131 endow Norm nacCe4411 Warm Galt 641 38 Dadra Hawn Mom 2 0 a Kano FT 0 13 43 Otani 14 Of 114 be Maw 141 2 111 240 22 LAC AO PT PG AP 1 13 11 21 3 24 213 2 4 N 1 4 0 04 33 13 5 3 71 04 11 310 54 21 0 4 10 04 1 2 0 01 12 1 2 1 114 113 441 Hinnitin Gone PoosnM914 his family and ment 10 11 04 40 Toris OFFICIAL Hawks: Josh Davis a 6 foot 8 AO NA 34 32 Laka BRANDON MAKES RETIREMENT FT 4 r the Orlando Magic confirmed Tuesday that oft injured forward Grant Hill will delay his fourth comeback attempt until next season Hill Ras had four operations on his left ankle limiting him to 41 games since signing with the Magic in 2000 "Oirpal NI SO 1411 Crizzlies 94 Spurs Rockets 90a Capper' 85 el Butis 12 HILL WON'T RETURN THIS SEASON all 76ers 89 two-gam-e Gasol and the V uncan no win for S 1 UM sstsulAtiD littEss tot 204 Wodlirsday Marrh 10 Dcit fl : Kirilenko: Jazz planning to play in Russia BY JAZZ NOTES MILLER Soh Lakt Trikunt Andrei Kirilenko's onegame-ata-tim- lust inct prevents him from worrying about the Jazz's upcoming trip thinking about a showdown with the Nuggets or counting on another playoff appearance But there is one game he is already looking forward to "The eighth of Octobm Utah Jazz in Russia it's going to be exciting game" Kirlienko said Tuesday confirming reports in Moscow that the NBA will soon announce its first preseason game in Russia"' think about a thousand friends will come It will be pretty tough for me to get tickets" The Jazz have not formally agreed to the game yet but "it's something we would like to do" said vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor "The NBA is looking to promote basketball without borders and we want to be a part of that But there are still some financial issues that are any being negotiated and they have to be worked out before we sign anything" The league will not announce its International schedule until this summer a spokesman for the NBA said But a Russian newspaper !west la reported that the NBA had agreed in principle to the game presumably at Moscow's Olympic arena The Jazz's likely opponent makes Kirlienko even more excited: CSKA the powerful Russian League champion that Kirilenko once played for himself "Everybody In Russia asking me which team I will play for" said Kirilenko who spent three seasons with CSKA before Joining the 112 "Maybe I'll be the referee" CSKA is "one of the three or four best teams in Europe" Kirilenko said so it should be a competitive game "I hope so If Ithe Russians aren't intimidated because it's an NBA team they should be good" The trip is early enough to allow the Jazz to resume their regular preseason schedule a week later after recovering from a 15- hour flight And if the travel seems daunting Kirilenko said it will be worth it "The guys will be happy in Moscow It's big-tim- e culture city" he said "Fun culture It's fun place This will be good" Arroyo out ton The Jazz resume their playoff push tonight against Golden State (7 pm no TV) in their last Delta Center appearance for almost two weeks Starting point guard Carlos Arroyo is not expected to play tonight alter suffering a strained back in Monday's victory over taken Tuesday showed the Laker& no damage to his spine but Arroyo said after the game that "it's painful when I turn sideways" Raul Lopez who scored 17 points In 27 minutes against the !Akers will likely start in Arroyo's place s Guard Raja Bell sprained his right wrist during the game and practiced with it heavily taped on Tuesday Ile is expected to play tonight however road trip The Jazz embark on a beginning Friday though four of the games are against teams with losing records live-gam- EMBI STATE cLJ Jazz lead 8 43-- 9 The Jazz suffered a severe public relations backlash in January for their skit using a Karl Malone impersonator But the episode cost the team's Bear mascot even more According to two sources with knowledge of the incident when the NBA fined the Jazz $15000 for the skit the franchise forced the costumed mascot to pay haff of it or $7500 out °ibis own pocket The skit was the Bear's idea though it was approved by the team's front office and staff and even owner Larry Miller was consulted All OK'd the concept The Bear — the team will not release the name of the gymnast who wears the costume — phoned Malone to apologize alter his public complaints about the skit He reached Malone's wife Kay and Malone said later he accepted the apology because it was sincere lie believed the team's formal apology sent to Lakers owner Jerry Buss however was not sincere "' 320$ iTT T CurreM Streak: Warriors 1 game I P' Last Meeting: Warriors 101 Jazz 85 (Jam 19) Line: Jazz by 6 96 r 11 L1NEUPS1111101 JAll Tom pmilleKasitrittcom 81-4- 2-- 1 e Bearing the brunt Tv: None Radio: KFNZ-A- : IONIGHTWm Season series: Warriors lead Al Utah: Jazz lead d litlifool At the Delta Center (32-3- WARRIORS 2) Guglida (25 shooting: ppg) 8 Andrei (110) in 2 straight vs GS Double-doubl- e Jarron Ca Ilirm (57) Hit 7 of 1 1 shots vs Golden State Raul Lopez (73) 16 assists in 3 games against Warriors Sasha Pavia (49) Last 3 games: averaging 30 pts Jart They are 22-1- 1 at home and have won three of their last four They have won five of their last seven games overall They have won 18 straight home games against Golden State and are 22-- 3 in the Delta Center Their last home loss to the Warriors was on Nov 11 1994 They have not lost the season series to G the Warriors since 1993-9Carlos Arroyo (strained back) is doubtful Starting tonight seven of their next eight games are against teams with losing records About the Clifford Robinson at home — larilenko FG (25-3- Gl 7) (119 ppg) :Le playoff streak likely over Mike Denten!' (119) Hitting 383 irf of Erick Dampier (120) last meeting: 18 points 24 rebounds — Jason Richardson (189) — u I 15 points In 19 straight games Michael Metros Eft (25) Moved into lineup last Friday II About the Warriors: They are 4 on the road after losing Tuesday at Sacramento They had lost five straight and eight of their last 10 games overall on the They are 0 k second night of games They have lost 20 games in which led or trailed by one or two points On with two minutes to go G Nick Van Exel (knee) F Troy Murphy (ankle) C Evan Eschtneyer (knee) and G Speedy Claxton (hand) are out Former Jazz G atlobermrterChejan ruesiraygleue1 rinnets and the team last week t -- 10 OR |
