Show Standard-Examin- Tuesday November 23 1999 3B Sports er !!3A NBA ROOUP basketball Eastern Conference Bird’s team finally falls at Boston He hit two more The Associated Press BOSTON familiar: The chanting Larry the end of a Mailman milestone - SALT LAKE CITY - Karl Malone fell short Monday night of scoring 40 points in games for the first time in his career After scoring 40 in the previous game at Milwaukee Malone came out on fire against the Minnesota Timberwolves scoring 1 6 points in the first quarter and 23 by halftime He cooled off considerably in the third quarter however scoring just three points He finished the night with “just” 34 points but the fact he had people even thinking about a new milestone shows the veteran who is closing in on Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA’s scoring list still has some new tricks “I’m 36” Malone said “but I still think I can get better Ido feel like I’m getting into my groove right now One thing I want to do is continue to work on my defense right now” Malone who already topped the 29000-poin- t mark in career scoring earlier this month needs 52 more to move ahead of Jordan The way he has been playing it shouldn't take him long to get there "He looks pretty fresh out there doesn't he?” asked teammate John Stockton “He takes pretty good care of himself I'm not that shocked by back-to-ba- ar all-ti- it" “He's been phenomenal” added Bryon Russell “He’s giving it on both ends of the floor He’s made a commitment and that's what everybody else needs to do” GAME 11 108 MINNESOTA 93 UTAH BEST PLAYS: Bryon Russell knocks down a pass near midcourt with one second left in the second quarter and launches a long at the buzzer which banks in Jeff Homacek gets a pass cutting to the basket with less than a second left in the first quarter and flips the ball in to beat the buzzer 1 John Stockton blocks 1 Kevin Garnett’s shot from behind WORST PLAY: Two Jazz players are lay mg on the floor at the other end of the court leaving Minnesota with a opportunity But Sam Mitchell a 35 percent shooter launches-- quick and misses badly KEY ST AT: The Jazz shoot 67 percent in the first half but just 46 percent in the second half STREAKS: After an loss to the Los opening-nigAngeles Lakers the Jazz have won five straight at the Delta Center QUOTE: “Let me tell you something Karl Malone's just like fine wine He's aging and maturing at the same time and getting better and better” - Mmnesota forward Kevin Garnett BIG DISHES: John Stockton who came into the game fifth in the league in assists dishes out a 1 5 in 30 minutes: season-hig- h Minnesota point guard Terrell Brandon the current league leader had just seven in 42 minutes TECHNICAL FOULS: Karl Malone for arguing a Jerry Sloan for protesting an obvious goaltending call the refs overlook INJURY REPORT: Everyone was available for both teams COUNT 'EM: Monday’s attendance of 9725 was 1 86 short of a sellout The Jazz haven’t sold out this year since opening night UP NEXT: The Jazz play the Lakers in Los Angeles on Wednesday (8:30 pm on KJZZ and TBS) 7-- 6-- Bird’s name at 1 scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead Boston to a 95-8- 5 victory over Indiana Bird walked off the court with a few seconds left in the always-focuse- ties “He doesn’t really have to say anything You know what’s at stake” Best said "You want to win these games for him We’ve done that every game until now With the law of averages it was bound to happen” Paul Pierce scored 1 7 points 12 and grabbed a career-hig- h rebounds for the Celtics while Adrian Griffin had and nine rebounds Dale Davis had Jazz Malone bounced back with his two best games of the season scoring 40 points in Milwaukee and 34 more on Monday in the rematch with Minnesota “This is the best rhythm he’s been in all year long” Sloan said “He’s just now getting into his stride “He's always been a great shooter out on the floor for a big guy He has a pretty soft touch If he goes through a (bad) stretch he’ll usually work himself out of it” Malone scored 16 points in the first quarter and he had 23 at halftime when the Jazz built a 69-5- 4 lead But if not for a seven-point outburst in the closing moments of the first half capped by Bryon Russell’s steal and from half court all in goals: Percentages: FG 370 FT 731 5 400 (Iverson Owens Hughes 1 Blocked shots: 6 (Ratliff 3 MacCuHoeh 2 Turnovers: M) (Iverson 3 Hughes 3 Snow Lynch Ratliff Hill) Steals 11 (Hughes 4 Lynch 2 MacCulloch 2 Snow Ratliff Owens) Technical fouls None Segal defense 1 27 15 21 31—94 San Antono 17 25 25 24-- 91 Phiadetofea Snow Hill) h "Larry!” “They were mocking us for getting beat” he said Asked if the loss hurt more than most Bird said: “You hate to lose any game We’ve had some success here-- 1 like the way we’ve played in Boston we come out aggressive Tonight we didn’t do that” with Barros hit a tie 7:54 left to break a 69-6- 9 and put Boston ahead to stay sota goals: Percentages: FG 405 FT 690 Block500 (Porter 6 Jackson 4 Elie ed shots: 15 (Robinson 7 Duncan 5 Rose Kersey Porter) Turnovers: 15 (Johnson 5 Duncan 4 Porter 2 Robinson Rose Kersev Walker) Steals: 7 (Robinson 2 Elie 2 Johnson 2 Duncan) Tedmcal fouls: None Segal defense None PHILADELPHIA 1 game and fans chanting -though not in a taunting way -- nt 6-- 92-8- current Pacers coach lost for the first time in nine games against his former team Monday night as Dana Barros From IB concentration has been better Karl Malone has been a big factor too After a lethargic night in Mmne- Division and 12 rebounds for the Pacers who are off to a disappointing 5 start in what Bird has said will be his final season as coach Reggie Miller maeje shots and stored 18 in fore Monday night eight of points including a them since Bird became the the final minute that cut Boston’s lead to 5 head coach in 1997 redeal have a of “I great 94 76ers 91 spect for Larry Bird” Celtics Spurs coach Rick Pitino said “But it At Philadelphia Tim Dunwasn’t Larry that was beating can had 26 points and 17 reus it was the Pacers” bounds and David Robinson Pacers guard Travis Best had 9 points 1 1 rebounds and said the Pacers could sense in seven blocks as San Antonio the days leading up to the game beat the 76ers d coach On a night when the Spurs that their was even more intent on winoverwhelmed the Sixers with ning against the team he led for their size getting a season-hig13 years winning three NBA ti- - 15 blocks the decisive basket The former Celtics star and staff Standard-Examine- The scene was Boston crowd Celtics victory The result was not: He was walking off the parquet floor with a loss isnearing By TOM McEACHIN during the 19-- 4 Celtics run that lead with gave them an 86-7- 3 3:47 to play Indiana had beaten the Celtics in 10 consecutive games be- Atlantic 4 12 points 19 points the final second it would have been a different game “I like to start trouble when I’m out there and cause havoc” Russell said “And that’s I’m just out what I did there hustling that’s all” Despite the electricity generated by Russell’s play the Jazz came out flat to open the third quarter and let the Timber-wolve- s claw their way back It was still a game in the final three minutes but that’s when the Jazz defense kicked in for good holding the five-poi- nt Timberwolves scoreless over the final 3:16 "Tonight there were a lot of times our defense wasn't very good at all” Sloan said “But even if you don’t do the right thing if you’re playing hard you can make up for a lot of mistakes "And when it came down to the end tonight we made some good defensive plays” The Jazz shot 577 percent for the game they had a season-high 31 Boston 95 Indiana 85 San Antonio 94 Philadelphia Utah 108 Minnesota 93 came from the shortest player 0 on the court Avery Johnson scored on a layup off a pass from Duncan to lead with give the Spurs a 90-8- 9 29 seconds left Robinson then blocked a shot by Larry Hughes and Five-foot-1- 91 Today's games (Times MST) Vancouver at Washington 5 D m Miami at Atlanta 530 p m Portland at Cleveland 530 p m Toronto at Phoenix 6 pm Dallas at Houston 630 P m New York at LA Clippers 8 30 p m New Jersev at Sacramento 8 30 p m Wednesday's games San Antonio at Boston 5pm Washington at Philadelphia 5 pm Vancouver at Charlotte 5 30 p m Atlanta at Miami 5 30 p m Dallas at Orlando 530 pm Portland at Minnesota 6pm Chicago at Milwaukee 6pm Toronto at Denver 7 pm Utah at LA Lakers 8 30 pm New Jersey at Golden State 8 30 p m Duncan grabbed the rebound and hit two free throws to make it 9 with 14 seconds left Allen Iverson led the 76ers with 35 points 92-8- (20 444) T— 2:22 CELTICS 95 PACERS 85 At FG 382 FT 733 goals: Jack-so- n 4 Muilin Perkins Croshere 1 Harrington Rose Blocked shots: 6 (Croshere 3 Davis 2 Smits) Turnovers: 11 (Jackson 4 Miller 2 Harrington 2 Rose Davis Smits) Steals: 3 (Rose Jackson Croshere) Technical fouls: None (legal defense None Percentages: 333 (Miiier JAZZ 108 TIMBERWOLVES 93 That’s a good sign said John Stockton who scored 12 points and dished out a season-hig- h 15 assists But more is needed At Salt Boston INDIANA Lake Qty BOSTON FT FG Reb “I think we’re a long way from great play from every- body but we’re getting a little bit better” he said “Guys are playing with a little bit more confidence getting used to each other and hopefully we can keep building on that” Percentages: FG 479 FT 815 3 point goals: 125 (Brandon Garnett 1 Sealv 1 Blocked shots: 7 (GarSzczerbiak 2 Peeler nett 2 Smith 2 Nesterovic 2 Mitchell) Turnovers: 17 (Brandon 5 Garnett 4 Sealv 3 Nesterovic 3 Peeler Szczerbiak) Steals: 5 (Garrett Peeler Sealv Brandon Szczerbiak) Technical fouls: None legal defense: None Even though the defense was hardly dazzling - Minnesota UTAH shot 56 percent through three quarters - the mentality was there Mai Padgett Malone Polvmce Stockton Hornacek Eislev “It’s as much your attitude as it is anything” Stockton said “If you have an aggressive attitude defensively even if you’re not effective with it points-wis- e you carry that state of mind to the offensive end of the floor and that’s a positive” FT M-- M-- 39 Reto APFPts 9 19 2 30 32 25 32 9 29 9 240 Russell 1 1 2 Ml 3 0 4 4 0 1 1 15 2 1 0 2 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 2 3 34 4 12 12 4 9 3 2 14 3 0 6 9 Vaughn 6 5 2 9 Ostertag 0 2 2 Chilcutt 106 31 25 Totals goals: Percentages: FG 577 FT 684 4 500 (Russell Eislev Vaughn M Blocked Hornacek 1 Stockton Padgett shots: 3 (Russell Stockton Malone) Turnovers: 1? 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