| Show i 4B Standard-Examin- Executive Sports Editor: Saturday May 22 1999 er 625-428- 1 Buzz fizz Memphis rips Salt Lake Jazz used to losing advantage in NBA playoff series home-cou- rt Of TO PORTLAND: Utah Jazz's Jeff Homacek tnes to steal the ball away from Portland’s Arvydas Saboms By TOM McEACHIN Standard-Exarrane- staff r 2-- - In the NBA playofTs there seems to be the easy way of doing things and the Jazz way The Jazz had a chance to go plaolT up 0 m their best-of-- 7 series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday but let a game slip away Instead the senes is now tied with games in Portland this afternoon and tomorrow night “We always make it hard” PORTLAND Ore during the Jazz’s Thursday 84-8-1 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers The Jazz and Trail 2-- Blazers collide in Game 3 this afternoon -1 KORTDUCE I Standard-Examin- Plenty of work looms for Jazz Karl Malone said “We can’t seem to do it the easy way we’ve got to make it hard” Splitting their first two home games of a playoff senes is old hat for the Jazz who fell behind 1 in the Sacramento senes after splitting at home then losing m Sacramento But as they did in that senes the Jazz rallied to wm it at the end just as they have so many times in the past If there’s good news m the familiar scenario it’s that the Jazz aren’t going to panic because they have been there before and had considerable success m those situations "Not that you like it that way but sometimes you need adversi back-to-ba- ty to go out and play” Malone said “Well now we’re going into a hostile temtory where no one is going to like you and you have to go up there with your heads mto the game “We’ve been in this spot before Not that we love it but it seems like sometimes when our backs are against the wall we play a little better” would “Everyone prefer smooth sailing” John Stockton added “but that’s not the way it has happened so we’ll move on and try to do it the hard way” The Jazz know realistically they need to win one of the games in Portland this weekend because even for them falling be- See JAZZ5B Lakers’ dreams fall short INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Ray wants to leave Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the pole winner for the Indianapolis 500 “That's what we’ve been here working on all week” said Ray who has been the fastest e oval all driver on the 2 but one day since practice 12-mil- opened The qualifying today and Sunday 1 Champions event LEHI - Jack Nicklaus who just returned to action following arthritic hip and subsequent surgery has agreed to play in the June 28-2- 9 Champions Challenge Nicklaus will team with his son Mike in the scramble at Thanksgiving Point Tickets are $25 in advance $30 at gate 18-ho- For information sencs-swingin- -1 See HOLLIS 5B call (800) 888-TIX- X TAKEATiCfCET KOfTT DUCE'StarxJarrJ-Examne- r Bonneville High School goalie Tyson Skeen reacts after being scored against by Bountiful High during the state 4-at on championship game Fnday Hillcrest High School The Braves blanked the Lakers 4--0 NOT A GOOD DAY TO BE A GCAUL' Bonneville couldn’t consistently match Bountiful’s physical style r are a physical team that wins a lot of balls in the air and we are team that likes the a one-tw- o pass They executed their offense and defense better than we did” play-to-fe- et 4-- By CHRIS CHRISTENSEN Standard-Examine- They won Region 4 and made a lot of noise in the playoffs but physical play and some mental mistakes cost the Lakers their first state A soccer title as they lost to the defending champion Bountiful Braves 0 Fnday at Hillcrest High School It wasn’t for lack of effort But Bonnevdle had never really played a very physical game during the season that spoiled its opportunities “We both play contrasting styles” Bonneville coach Bill Fletcher said “They (Bountiful) 4-- State baseball champions crowned 7B INSIDE: 83-7- matchup with Utah handily winning both games by a combined total of 45 points And in 1994 the Jazz went on the road to face Denver in yet anSaturday-Sunda-y other second-roun- d showdown with Utah winning Game 3 before faltering by a point in Game 4 However the difference between those three examples and this year’s senes with the Blazers is that the Jazz were never faced with quite the urgency to wm one on the road that they’re up against this time In 1994 and '98 they had won the first two segames of their second-roun- d nes at home so a loss or even two losses on the road wouldn’t have been quite so critical And m 1996 the Jazz had split the first two games of the senes on the road so by coming home for Games 3 and 4 they put themselves in pnme position to g momentum grab which they did But this time it’s different Portland not only squared the sewith Thursday's wm nes at but the Jazz also lost their home-cou- rt advantage m the process Three of the next four games if it goes that far will be played at Portland And should Utah lose twice this weekend it would determine the Micklaus to play In back-to-bac- Saturday-Sunda- y will starting lineup for the 83rd Indy on May 30 33-c- ' k battle for Indy 500 pole er back-to-bac- National League Florida 8 Pittsburgh 1 New York 7 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 8 Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 5 Montreal 3 (1 1) Colorado 8 Arizona 3 (1 1) San Diego 5 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 10 Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 4 Houston 3 Three-wa- y k Three games four days Two games than 30 hours apart Hey it’s shades of the NBA’s helter-skelt’99 regular season Only this is the playoffs and this is the difficult challenge facing the Utah Jazz: Coming on the heels of Thursday night’s frustrat84-ing 8 defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers they must travel into hostile territory and come away with at least one win in a Satur-day-Sund- ay American League Boston 5 Toronto 2 Baltimore 3 Texas 2 Tampa Bay 10 Anaheim 9 Detroit 9 Cleveland 6 Seattle 5 Kansas City 2 Minnesota 2 Oakland 1 (15) SPORTS SHOUTS Back-to-bac- span Game 3 tips off today at 1 p m MDT in the Rose Garden with Game 4 set for Sunday evening at 6 30 p m This may truly be the time when some of those old aching legs of the Jazz veterans start to show their wear Then again perhaps this is where Utah’s leadership and vast playofT experience will make a huge difference After all the Jazz have been -k through these kinds of playoff games several times before - three times in the previous five years - and they’ve fared just fine in similar excursions the past Last year the Jazz journeyed to San Antonio to face the Spurs m Games 3 and 4 of their second-round series And after los3 Game in an 86-6- 4 embaring rassment Utah bounced right back to wm the next night 3 In 1996 the Jazz hosted the Spurs in a similar second-roun- d 18-- 1 correspondent MIDVALE - Coming into the 1999 soccer season the Bonneville High Lakers were looking to win the Region 4 championship and perhaps make a little noise in the state playoffs 4-- A Both teams were well matched at the beginning as neither team was able to gain an advantage It wasn’t until the 19th minute when Bountiful’s Steve Bailey playing up on a corner kick was able to put home a rebound off of Lakers’ goalie Tyson Skeen for a lead -0 A “That goal kind of deflated us in the first half” said Laker forward Jeff Byrne The second half was much better as both teams played very physical But a mental mistake by the Bonneville defense cost them a goal and a 0 defiat It appeared the Braves were offsides but no call was made “When we got down by two goals we had to push our people forward and when you do that you tend to get beat behind you and that was how they got their See LAKERS7B 2-- Hey coach Moore bald look cooler for summer Mountain Junior School teacher Ron appears willing to accept his fate Still one has to wonder if he had it to do over again would he find a better incentive for the Rocky Mountain boys teams Last fall Moore promised the Grizzlies that if they won the Weber County School District football championship he’d let them shave his head Rocky Mountain put together an undefeated season much to Moore’s delight But as a Big Sky Conference football official the thought of working freezing November games in Bozeman and Missoula Mont was just too much So he challenged the Grizzlies to win the district baseball title as well And they did Monday at an assembly at the West Haven school Moore will make good on his end of the bargain Good luck Ron TV For the soccer fan-atJ- c The US Soccer Federation has introduced a new program IPflHWWIWWB called Turn US On Soccer fans who regisJ ter their addresses with the USSF will receive reminders of TV games as well as inside information about players and coaches Try it at L-- wwwus- - soccercom Diamonds of the West The spring session of the Diamonds of the West horse sale is today beginning at 1 a m at the W eber County fairgrounds Golden Spike Arena Other upcoming horse sales 1 in the area include the Silver Rose quarter and paint horse sale on Aug 14 at the Utah State FairPark and the National Foundation quarter horse show and sale on Sept 4 at the Davis County Legacy Center Tidbits Southern Utah golfer Dave Loughton was name Conference athlete of the month for April The former Bonneville High golfer won the conference tournament and was named golfer of the year too Utah State senior James Parker just won his third athlete of the week honor this spring Parker a former Northridge High standout broke his own hammer record at the US Collegiate Senes with a toss of 222-- 8 The University of Utah named Joe Kenn as its head strength and conditioning coach Utah Starzz guard Erin Alexander has deaded retire nt Former Utah Grizzlies player Scott Araiel has also retired d The National Bicycle Association will hold Us national championships again at Deer Valley from July 22-2- 5 The Utah Freezz indoor soccer club signed four Utahns: Shane Jones 27 from Draper Justin Labrum 23 from Salt Lake City Paul W illiams 26 from Salt Lake City and John Ragsdale 27 from Salt Lake City The Freez open their season on July 31 Southern Utah baseball coach Delynn Corry resigned his posiDon’t forget the Utah tion State Parks and Recreation free boating safety and watercraft demonstration today from 10 a m to 5 p m at W lllard Bay State Park South Marina OfT-Roa- Chris J Miller is executive sports editor of the Stamiard-ExaminHe can he reai hed at or cmiller'a staruLird net 1 625-426- PCL baseball: Oklahoma vs Salt Lake 615 pm Franklin Covey Field UFL football: South Ogden Raiders vs Wasatch Demons at West High School 2 p m West Jordan Bulldogs vs Northern Utah Storm at Roy High School 6 pm Local sports: See complete schedule on Scoreboard 9B On the Air 1pm- - NBA playoffs: Utah at Portland NBC - 2pm- Auto racing: Indy 500 time tnals ABC 3 30 p m NBA playoffs: San Antonio at Los Angleles NBC - 5pm- - MLB baseball: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox FX 5pm- - MLB baseball: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta TBS 5 30 p m - NHL playoffs: Colorado at Dallas ESPN Sports Quote Couch session p After practice for the Cleveland Browns on Fnday No 1 drat pick Tim Couch sought out former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer with a laundry list of questions: “It’s great for me that he's here He’s definitely been more than willing to help me out with all the questions that I've had I've come to him with a lot of questions at the end of the day mini-cam- and he's never once hesitated to help me out - Standard Examiner staff and wire services |
