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Show December Wednesday, 1 1, 2002, THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah Page B3 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE EASTERN ATLANTIC DIVISION W l PCT Philadelphia Boston 15 6 6 NewJeisey Orlando 14 12 Washington NewYork; 9 6 Miami 5 .714 .700 .667 .522 .429 .316 .238 14 7 11 12 13 16 CB - UP JWAY CONF 5-- 6 12-- 4 5-- 3 11-- 5 10-- 0 2 12 8-- W-- 2 1 6-- 4 W-- 3 4 6 5--5 8 10 HOWE 5TB 8-- 2 3 10-- 4-- 6 1 3 5-- 8 3 3-- 7 L--l 5--5 W- -l 5 2-- 7 5-- 7 6 JAZZ REPORT 7 2-- 7 4 7 no sth home CENTRAL DIVISION 1 'r iPhf) w l pct 15 5 7 7 10 11 13 15 19 .750 .682 .632 .500 .450 .350 15 12 10 9 7 6 3 Chicago Cleveland cb - 2 6-- 4 1 6-- 12 5-- 5 6 8 , .136 6-- 4 4-- 6 10-- 6 5-- 5 6-- 4 3 2 W-- 2 8-- 8 6-- 6 W- -l 6-- 3-- 8 8-- 3-- 3 L--l W-- 2 13 Saturday, Sacramento, 7 p.m. MIDWEST NOTES 94.5 points per game (ppg) this season, good for 14th in the league, while holding their opponents to 91.1 ppg. The Jazz rank 15th in the league with 42.6 rebounds per game, but they outre-boun- d their opponents by more than five rebounds per game. The most impressive statistic is that the Jazz are ranked first in the NBA in assists per game, at 24.4. That number has soared since the Jazz inserted Matt Harprlng and Calbert Cheaney into the starting lineup, two players who can actually catch the ball and make shots on passes from John Stockton and Karl Malone. Malone is averaging 18.4 ppg and grabbing 7.8 rebounds per game this season. Although the points per game average is his lowest since his rookie season and the rebound number is his lowest ever, he's still getting the job done when it ' counts. Harpring has been spectacular for the Jazz, averaging 17.0 ppg and pulling down 6.9 rpg. Andrei Klrllenko is third on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg and also grabs 5.5 rpg. Stockton is scoring 1 1.9 ppg and dishing out 7.5 assists per game. Greg Ostertag is also playing more minutes per game than he has since 1998. He's earning those 20-plminutes, too, averaging 5.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 1.8 blocks per game. The Jazz are averaging 7 DIVISION Dallas Houston SanAntonio Utah Minnesota Denver 110 W L PCT 19 12 12 12 12 2 8 .905 .600 612 9 9 .571 .571 7 7 10 15 18 .545 7 12 64 4-- 6 13 .286 .182 15 12 4-- 6 6 4 Memphis GB STH 2 W-- 2 6-- 4 W-- 2 HOME 8-- 2 LW-- AWAY 10-- 0 L- 5 l L- CONF 9-- 2 10-- 4-- 7 8-- 3 6 1 4-- 8 6-- 3 6-- 7 4-- 8 7 W-- 2 8 PACIFIC DIVISION - j f r PCT 6 L.A. 9 9 8 .750 .526 .524 .500 .409 MONDAYS MCK WASSThe Associated Press So happy together: Washington's Michael Jordan (23) dribbles as he is guarded by Portland's Scottie Pippen. Tuesday's game marked the former teammates first ever matchup. Both scored 14 points in the Blazers' victory. head-to-hea- d In his -Michael first game against Jordan, Scottie Pippen won the bragging rights hands down. one had of his Pippen best games of the season, and Jordan's team had its worst. With a lively bounce to nearly every step, Pippen had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Portland Trail Blazers dominated the Washington 9 Wizards Tuesday. "I know Pip, and I know he wanted to come out and play well," said Jordan, who also scored 14 points. "Believe me, I wanted to come out and play well, too. His horses were ready, and my mules were sick. I have to take some razzing for the 98-7- Pippen made six of seven shots and tied Derek Anderin son for the team-hig- h scoring. Pippen's points, rebounds and assists were just below his season highs in all three categories, and he shared the team scoring lead for only the second time this season despite playing only 27 minutes. W-- 3 13-- 6-- 4 4-- 5 6-- 4 6-- 6 4 7 7 9 3 2 5 L- 7 4-- 6 5 L- 4 0 5 W-- ' 6-- 7 l CONF 6 L- TODAYS 8 7 8 1 6 GAMES Phoenix at Boston, 5 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Portland at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 6 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. RESULTS 97, Seattle 80 Portland (98) Wells 23 12. ROUNDUP being brought to it, and I wanted to answer." 107, 96: HEAT At Miami, Drew Gooden scored 25 points and Wesley Person and Pau Gasol each added 24 as Memphis won its first road game of the season. The Grizzlies put together a strong night offensively, shooting 59 percent from the floor. Eddie Jones scored a season-hig- h 33 points for the Heat 80: SUPERSONICS At New York, Allan Houston scored 25 points, Kurt Thomas had 22 and New York's point guards combined for 24 in a victory over Seattle. a three-gam- e losing streak. Gary Payton had 20 points but only four assists more than six below his league-leadin- g average. Pippen league-be- st 19-- 2 Stackhouse ROCKETS 103, KINGS 96: At Houston, Steve Francis scored 32 points and Yao Ming had six crucial points in the closing minutes as Houston almost blew lead before snapping Sacraa mento's winning streak. e The Rockets also ended a losing streak to the Kings. Chris Webber 1 Patterson 29 18 11). 21 10, SEATTLE Hay- 79. (Davis 98 79 WashHughes Fouled 11). Washington 43 24 (Pippen, Anderson CHICAGO 5), 0- - 0 O.S Anderson . 17 18 22 Ntrk 106 Weatherspoon 6. Totals 24 1 24 25 -5 1 18, NewYork Three Second. ROCKETS 25 points and SACRAMENTO 6, Christie 2, Wallace 103, 2, 2 24 10 Totals McGrady 14, Sasser Chicago shall Hoiberg Sasser 6. Burke 87. - 25 87 107 MEMPHIS 24. Armstrong Williams tson Swift MIAMI 15, Knight 3, Batiste 21 26 LACUppan Dallas C Rebounds-L- 5. James Best Dallas Defensive LJL LAKERS Divac Batiste Gincek James 24. Wa5, 14, House 8, Grant 0. (Person Miami 9), 13, George 2, Rush 4. Walker 30 39 102. STATE (106) 2, Jamison 616 Richardson 8. Foyle 14. Dunleavy 02 0. Mills 5 17, Dampier Arenas 5 26, Fortson 30 23 25, 10. BoyHns 4. Totals Bryant State - 31 18 - 107 96 Gooden (Jones Miami leavy (Grant Shaw (Richardson Jamison Arenas - 28 27 26 26 102 106 Horry Golden Mills Fouled Dun- Rebounds-L- A. 47 (Horry 12), Golden State 49 (Fortson Lakers 23 (Bryant 14), Golden State 11) Assists-L.- A. 25 (Boykins 8). Total fouls-- L A. Lakers 23. Golden State Lakers 23. 45 18 30 6 21 (Fisher Fox George Lakers Goals-L- Fouled 41 (Gooden 8, O'Neal 19. Fisher Totals House 22 27 106, LAKERS 102 5 16. Fox Bryant 4, Shaw GeMmStata 96. Best coach Gentry, (19,200), Clippers 1621 106. 34 33, Stepania 20 24 15 Clippers A. (102) 4 Horry 36. 0. 107. .Butler 4 12 34 27 Miami Richardson Clippers 7). Total Second. Three 95 122 Hamnglon Fouled (Brand, AssUts-L.- A. 11). (Bradley (Jane 8). Dallas 29 (Nash 21, Dallas 26. Technicals-L- GOLDEN 2. Totals 15, 27,' 49 Dallas 10) 48 Clippers A. - (Richardson Wang Dallas 14- Jane 1, Dooling Bell 24 (Van Exel Finley Nash NowiUki Lafrena Wright 7, Person 0, Gincek Jones 9, Ellis 9, 13, Bell 5. Totals 33 27 17 27 Clippers Piatkowski LA. LatuKS 8, 24 42 Mar- (98) Carter 24 96 6 9 24, 44 4. Totals Allen 96 HEAT Gasol 04 Harrington 122. Murphy 25. 2. WARRIORS 24. (107) Gooden Drobnjak Jones 17, Bradley Miller do 107, 2, LaFrentz 66 Nash 24, 0 9,AJohnson 14 0 80 97 - - 19 (McGrady 10), Chicago 48 (Chandler 7). 16 (Armstrong 6), Chicago 28 (Rose 8). 28. Chicago 23. -l 7,181 (21,71 1). total 95. 6. NowiBki 34 Fouled GRIZZLIES - 25 25 Vaughn Crawford (Rose Parks (122) Finley 11, Van Exel 15, Hoiberg 34 3. Totals Baxter 21 28 20, Ely 4, 4, Richardson 5- 4, Dookng 00 0, Wilcox 4- - 24 Rooks 19 24 9, Kemp 8, (Gamty 55 (19,763). 5. 30, 6, BJackson 10, Jones 10, Clark 0. Totals 96. 0, 22 29 Memphis C.Webber 4 10 0- Fuw 12, 5, Blount do Technicals-Seat- tle KINGS 87 15. Curry 9. Chandler 13, Hassell 3- - Point (96) Stojakovic JJackson 22. 14 DALLAS (16.285). MAGIC 107, 44 Orlanda Chicago - 1, Payton York Barry Ward Eisley Sprewell (Houston Rebounds-SeatFouled 51 (Mason 9), tle New York 59 (Harrington, Weatherspoon 8). 17 (Barry 6), NewYork 21 (Sprewell 7). Total Defensive Miller 5) Total 107. 9, Thomas 25, 3, Doleac 97. (Radmanovic Mason New (95) 4, Brand 9, Piatkowski 6. 16, Jane 2 3 9. 9, Wang Fowlkes 5 56 Marshall 14 Williams 4, Crawford 3, 21 26 (107) 28, Rose 16, (97) 24 Sprewell 12, Houston 50 LA. CUPPERS Goals-L- 97, SUPERSONICS 80 8, Moms (87) 17, Miller 16, GarrrtyfM9 26. Armstrong 9, McGrady 0, Vaughn 4, DeClercq 1. Humphrey 0. Totals Ander- 12, Drobnjak 5, Mason 516 7, Barry 12, Payton 20, Sesay K.Anderson Radmanovic 17, 1, Booth 4. Totals 80. YORK Francis ORLANDO (80) Harrington 22, Eisley Ward - (Stojakovic 14, BJackClwsae 04). Houston 23. 558 (19.600): 122, CUPPERS 95 MAVERICKS 98 103 Gnffin - Lie - 25 22 (Yao 15). (BJackson 6). Houston 20 (Francis 21, Houston 17. A 13.158 BULLS - 17 22 26 19 C.Webber (Griffin 34, Mobley Fouled 11), Houston 20 Jeffries 24 18 23 38 (C.Webber Evans NEW Jones Rice 2 2 14, Hughes Russell (Stoudamire . Patterson Wells KNICKS SwttJa points and nine rebounds to lead the Lakers. 0 (Hughes 6). Total (20,674). Washington - hit two free throws in the closing seconds for the Warriors. Shaquille O'Neal had 36 Laettner 21 21 50 Jalen Rose scored 28 and Donyell Marshall and Marcus Flzer added 15 apiece as Chicago beat Orlando. Orlando was playing its fourth game in five nights all but one on the road. They also were playing without Grant Hill (sore ankle) and Horace Grant (back spasms). Tracy McGrady led the Magic with 26 points and 10 rebounds. HaustM 98. K.Broum Wallace (Hughes 0, 2. Totals Washington 22 24 14), Miami 22 16, Miami 30 (Knight 5). Total coach Riley. (Grant, C.Butler Technicals-Mia- 103. Ran- 0, Mdnnis Jeffries (Cardinal ington , Russell Stackhouse BULLS 107, MAGIC 87: At Chicago, 10, 17, 14, Cato 6, Griffin 0. Totals 13, Hawkins 14, Stoudamire 9, Yao Mobley Moms Norris son 0, Oakley 2, Cardinal son 0 4, 10, (79) WasMngtM LA. LAKERS 102: At Oakland, Calif., Jason Richardson scored 26 points and hit six and Earl Boykins drew a critical charge with 10.7 seconds left as the Golden State Warriors beat the 00 00 4, Thomas 7, Uie 0, overall. Los Angeles Lakers. Gilbert Arenas scored 6160-- 9, 14, 4, Jordan wood The Knicks snapped - 14, Anderson M 4.1oials WASHINGTON Elton Brand's 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Quentin Richardson's 16 points paced the Clippers. WARRIORS 13. Davis Wallace 6, Daniels dolph Woo (103) 2,Thomas 10 11 32. Rice Francis 6, Sabonis had 24 points each as Mavericks remained unbeaten at home despite losing leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki to an ankle injury. Steve Nash had 17 points and seven assists and Shawn Bradley added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Maverat home and a icks, who are 10-- 0 HOUSTON 98, WIZARDS 79 TRAIL BLAZERS MAVERICKS 122, CLIPPERS 95: At Dallas, Nick Van Exel and Michael Finley attention 97, 3 AWAY Dallas 122, LA. Clippers 95 Golden State 106, LA. Lakers 102 Chicago 107, Orlando 87 Houston 103, Sacramento 96 Bobby Jackson added 27. Pippen "I said. KNICKS 11-- 0 5 12 12 8 8 .391 .381 L- 7 6 8 HOME STB 2 led the Kings' comeback attempt with 19 of his' 30 points in the second half. was a little more bit ready for this game," GRIZZLIES 12 12 5 5 Portland 98, Washington 79 Memphis 107, Miami 96 NewYork L10 SCOREBOARD "I feel I knew there was a lot of 10 10 13 14 13 - RESULTS TUESDAY'S Pippen The Associated Press 9 GB Boston 114, Orlando 109, 0T Milwaukee 140, Cleveland 133, 20T New Jersey 106, Phoenix 93 LA. Clippers 94, New Orleans 90 Minnesota 92, Denver 84 Blazers zap Wizards outshines Jordan as Portland rolls time being." I 18 10 11 10 Clippers LA. Lakers Golden State -- WASHINGTON W Sacramento Portland Seattle Phoenix KJZZ 7 5-- 3 2 9 THIS WEEK'S GAMES LA. Lakers 110, Utah 101 Thursday, New Orleans, 8 p.m. 2 6 12 9 J286 L- awattjtjnt 9-- 1 11-- 1 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE P rf 'V.-- Indiana New Orleans Detroit Atlanta Milwaukee Toronto Technicals-L- Lakers A. Defensive Three Second, (19,596). COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOODBERRY Continued from Bl minutes after halftime. In the 23 BYU committed game, turnovers, its season high. Woodberry, Tuesday, praised the decision to play those who, at the time, were doing well. "It was a good coaching decisionplay " the guys that are playing good Woodberry said. Cleveland said Woodberry will start tonight. Cleveland said returned missionaries, freshmen and junior college transfers, alike, must adjust to the Division I game. With Woodberry, Cleveland cited n road BYU's long, excursions as an extra obstacle he's faced during the transition. "Not many people are playing five out of their first six on the road, brand new to a system and replacing a point guard who was the assist leader in the school, the conference, and one of the top in the nation," Cleveland said. Cleveland said Woodberry is still grasping BYU's defensive system; On offense, Cleveland wants Woodberry to break down defenders with the dribble, then distribute the ball. But Woodberry keeps jumping in the air to pass, Cleveland said. Woodberry sees his struggles as a slump, one from which he thinks he's recovered. He said he's been shooting well in practice the past two days. He said poor shooting sidetracked his focus, but that, too, is better now. Woodberry said the speed of Division I games seemed "a little fast" when BYU opened the but he's grown used to it. early-seaso- sea-so- if i n, Mainly, Woodberry sounds like he's just trying to adjust to his role. Cleveland was eager to have a point guard who could shoot well. But scoring is not why Cleveland asked him to come to BYU. Tm on a different team now where I don't have to do as much scoring," Woodberry said. "We've got great shooters and great scorers. I think that was the problem. I was trying to put too much pressure on myself to score and that kind of threw me into a slump. "I just need to relax." Cleveland said Woodberry has a good rapport with his teammates and he's eager to get his confidence back. The coaching staff will be patient while Wood- berry adjusts. But if Woodberry struggles, others will play, Cleveland said. "He has to quit pressing and feeling like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders" Cleveland said. I v. , ' ' - .' Patrick Ridgell can be reached at pridgellheraldextra.com , BYU WOMEN: The BYU women's basketball team, ranked No. 22, plays No. 24 George Washington tonight in Washington, DC, at 5 p.m. The game can be heard on the Internet at y www.byu-radio.or- to Oregon lost 80-7- 7 The Cougars (5-This in Portland. is the fourth of six Saturday straight home games BYU will play to open December. The Cougars don't play again in Provo until Dec. 30 against Montana State. are 2-- 0 at home. George Washington (3-Its only loss this season came to Tennessee, ft returns five all five starters from 2002, when it finished 21-- 9 and advanced to the WNiT George Washington is the second ranked opponent BYU has faced this season. The with a 70-6- 3 win Cougars opened 2002-0- 3 over Texas Nov. 22. ( ' L MATT SMITHThe Daily Herald point guard Kevin Woodberry has struggled in his transition from junior college to Division I basketball this season. Woodberry was the starting point guard for NJCAA champion Dixie State last year and and free-throled the team in assists, steals, shooting. Eyes front: BYU |
