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V & (t 4? f 1 I hi ! n s STRATEGY: Karl Malone listens to WORKMAN Digitrak coach Jerry Sloan dunng a timeout this ‘ us ab-br- 5628 S 900 E SLC UT 266 4748 N E LAYTON (801 ) Lhdil What Malone would love more than anything is for the cheers to keep coming not for him but for the team as the Jazz continue their fight for an elusive NBA championship By going just 5 over their last 10 games of the regular season the Jazz were hardly hitting their stride for the playoffs which begin Saturday afternoon against Sacramento at the Delta Center 775-984- HILLS BUSINESS PARK 0 nTns7' Sport NATIONAL 5-- “I don't think it’s a concern because we know the problem” Malone said “We’re not guarding anyone We’re just watching guys we’re gambling on defense the history Visit “If we get back to playing defense and get back to what we’re capable of doing we're the old Jazz If not we ll be packing our of sports the SportsCentury er See SportsCentury's Unique Collection of Memorabilia sports history including: Babe Ruth's Yankee Uniform Jack Nicklaus' Golf Clubs Tara Lipinski's Ice Skate All's Boxing Gloves and Trunks Chris Evert’s Tennis Dress Michael Jordan's Shoe And More! 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He’s He played tn his 1100th castill the same Kad reer game and finished as a top contender to win his second Malone He’s obviously NBA Most Valuable Player award had a great deal of “It's a real credit to him the he's had now for so consistency success but my many years” Stockton said “I may throw him the ball but association and my somebody still has to make the basket so I think all the credit stdl with him are dealings Anytime a guy goes to Karl effort but still it’s a team scores the same I le docsn ’t bite somebody has to put it in and some of the things I do I he's done it 28000 times" In the last game of the season Malone even recorded the third don’t Wx some of the e of his career w hen things he docs We hose he reached double figures in scoring (29 points) rebounding our httlc tiffs but that's ( 2) and assists (a season-hig- h $1499 nr JOHANNA 1 ' & 5t t Reaction in Utah was swift and harsh Miller said he was sui prised by the comments say- i ig Malone had "crossed a line he had never crossed before ” Thousands of fans across the slate echoed the same refrain It v as time for Malone to leave because he had changed That’s why the endorsement lrom Sloan several months later meant so much to Malone "Lvery article said I changed did this and that” Malone said I haven't changed From a business standpomt 1 have but as far as the work habits I’ve got I haven’t But maybe now that coach Sloan says I haven’t changed you guys will believe f INlliE m' X 37-1- ’s OGDEN CITY MALL MAY 7-- 9 Friday & Saturday 10 am to 9 pm Sunday Noon to 5 pm 4 24th & Washington Blvd Mall Information (801) 399-131- CZZ3 Gan Yen BsSisve G Git This Wan WfsiL SMTERBST? 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