| Show Ml 3C fcomoai y Standard-Examin- 1 Pay Sports er Saturday May 13 2000 3C Meat win wild one in NY' PLAYOFF l’OTES The Assooated Press By TOM McEACHN Of all the crazy controversial endings the Knicks and Heat have produced in the playoffs this one was as wild as any of them Anthony Carter’s incredible shot from behind the backboard with 22 seconds left - a shot that didn’t count until an offen- SALT Friday night and foul- -' ar er plagued as the game was it was one of the best ones the teams have produced in 20 postseason meetings In the end the fickle bounce of the ball and a rare reversal of a referee’s call gave the Heat a 2--1 lead in the series "I thought it was a beautiftil 68-6- 71-7- best-of-sev- er 73-7- game absolutely a beautiful game’-- Miami coach Pat Riley g said If you want games I don’t think this is the series to come watch” edge Mashburn then missed a jumper and Charlie Ward hit Marcus Camby with a bullet pass under the basket Camby caught the ball and dunked it in one quick motion putting the Knicks up by four with 2:14 high-flyin- high-scori- But for those who appreciate play-by-pl- defense drama and the unexpected this was a classic Carter playing the entire left Carter answered with two overtime as Tim Hardaway was ineffective drove along the free throws and Mourning hit a with 5 baseline and faced such a tough jumper to tie it at angle that he had to launch the 1:17 left and neither team could ball over the top comer of the convert on its next possession backboard Rising IS feet in the as Ewing dribbled the ball off air the shot hit the front rim his foot and Majerle missed a bounced high ‘It went to the long Majerle was called for a top'of the Garden ceiling up reach-in foul on Ewing with there” Riley said - and fell 137 seconds left but Ewing through could only make one of two Referee Danny Crawford immediately waved the basket off Mourning who led Miami ruling that Alonzo Mourning with 15 points at halftime had tipped the ball in’ bringing picked up three fouls - his second third and fourth - in a ' Miami’s coaching staff sprinting onto the floor span of 26 seconds early in the “The only thing going third and left the game with through my head was please 8:13 left Ward hit a jumper for a don’t take my basket away edge but with the please” Carter said “It was one of the biggest baskets of my crowd begging the Knicks to career and I’m glad one of the pull away the opposite hapreferees saw that Zo did not pened Houston missed two touch the ball” straight shots Brown scored The other referees pulled four straight points and ClarCrawford aside and told him he ence Weatherspoon hit a jumpmade the wrong call and the er to put the Heat ahead 1 basket counted 5 enterThe Knicks led “The ball was shot from be- ing the fourth but went hind the backboard which with four turnovers on their first in an eight possessions of the quarter result should on the side” and a jumper by Brown gave Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy Miami a 7 lead with seven said “Clear as day on the reminutes left Houston who led the Kriicks play” The officials said the shot with 24 points scored New was legal because the ball did York’s next three baskets on not pass directly over the top of jumpers while Mourning backboard which is prohibited scored four of Miami’s next six “It came over on an angle” to keep the Heat ahead by at Crawford said least a point for the next four The Knicks had one last minutes With Miami ahead chance but the inbounds pass 6 Houston missed a short was deflected away from Latrell jumper Ward missed a after an offensive rebound Sprewell into Jamal Mashbum’s hands as time expired and the Knicks grabbed another It was one of die oddest end- rebound and called timeout ings to any of the playoff games with 61 seconds left between these teams which is d IS Houston no small thing in a rivalry that feet away found Ewing wide has featured fights suspensions open three feet behind at the bounces - but’ and free throw line Ewing nailed never a shot quite like this one the shot tying the game at 68 by Carter The rookie finished with 10 Around the league points eight assists and seven 1 Croce blasts fans for rowdiness rebounds to supplement 23 at games: Pat Croce fired back points from Mourning 16 from 76ers fans who threw drinks andetf onto the court this week'll unng Mashbum and 14 from PJ debris final minutes of th$t£am's playoff Brown in the first overtime the loss to the Indiana Papers playoff game between the bitter “I was angryyr m still angry the 75-7- Portland forward Scottie Pippen thinks the current Blazers team is better than the two Chicago Bulls teams he helped get past the Jazz in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals “My team right now is much stronger and more Pippen said “I said that ear-l- y in the season “From a talent standpoint we’re a much stronger team and we’re able to take advantage of rivals The loss was an excruciating one for the Knicks especially Patrick Ewing whose basket with 26 seconds left in us years tion forced overtime But with a chance to give New York a lead with 137 seconds left Ewing could only make one two-poi- nt 5-- “Very disappointing” Ewing said “We were right there We just fell short” For the first four quarters the defense was so tight and the offenses so flustered that it police said Bowen tot Friday's muds 64 Los Angeles Lakers geles leads series 0 An- Today's gam (Times MOT) Indiana at Philadelphia Indiana leads series UO pm Sunday's games Miami at New York tOJO am Portland at Utah Portland leads series 0 1 0 pm 44 0--0 366 0 2 B- -l 164 S Percentages FG J65 FT 0 77 16 444 ( Mashbum Ms ‘ - 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I $2©0F? ji ALIGNMENT He can er 99 LT23V 7SR1S No Carry Outs Pricing Exdudss Mount and Balance Tom McEachin covers the Jazz Standard-Examin- PECIALSBU ms a j C0KPLETE BRAKE SERVICE ' NgM6Mpo6 AMMg LIWMfeleeiMAigM in Accessaries OH A 2000 lb l"Jam lalnch NORTHERN UT SALTIAK CREATE MRTNVEW1893 4" STKLLT N Washington 458 Washington Blvd 1 Blvd OCDEi 3163 Wall Ave 5734 Harrison Blvd with the purchase of Sportsman 335 and 500 or Xplorer 400 CHARRED 548N Mam 8 IAYTOD235N Mam 6 IRYSVUE 320 N Mam CBTBtmf220W 1REMMT0I ROCHA Parrish Lane 257 3395 163 W Mam OTT 390 5 Mam L0CAD848N Mam 1 - June 30 See store for details 11: NTRACfEASTERIiniTAld LS1 144 20Q0 N 850 ROOSEVELT East Hwy E AKJ0CAI FORI 748 MSI 703 N PROV0 1595 North Ogden 2529 North Hwy 89 FM50i 318 E State 8d 7566000 200 W N MOON MOR1 40 7225561 7192446 10265 Mam 4623100 PlIASAIT 266 N State KXVB 1401 5 Mam T State N SWURM FORI 570 BIG B0Y5 TOYS 786125 OCk®A£W®-TrAHIwwwoleriridiutriWLr- 6 1900 W 5 2 16 4385718 7 Open Soon Main Mm 46S4934 EVAETOR 607 N Cheyenne Or o B- -76 11 T-- M2 l ! i for the gaols Johnson Ward Bfeckad shots M (Campy 6 Ewing 1 Thomas) Turnovers 16 (Ewing 4 Camby 3 Sprewe 3 Houston 3 Johnson 2 Ward 2 Chads Thomas) Stools 6 (Ewing 2 Camby 2 Sprewel 2 Chads Ward Houston) Technical louts Hfegtl Defense 141 second Hegel Defense 7 56 feed feogat da- - APFPtt I 2 I 4 0 4 2 3 7 5 0 0 2 0 3 No Carry Outs Pricing Exdudss Mount and Balance “That’s part of you’re your job that’s part of your responsibility to your family and that’s part of your responsibility to You still have to yourself have some grit and desire to want to do those things If you don't then people are going to wonder whether or not you really want to play” It’s because of that the Jazz vow not to go down without a fight “I have a lot of faith in our team” Stockton said “A good portion of us have been together a long time to draw from” Stockton said “We did play some good min May 6 I CiI-mJiL- “It’s time to see what you’re made out of” Sloan said “We always encourage people to come and play as hard as you can because you always want to sell yourself to they other 28 teams utes “Against a team like the Blazers you have to do it that long or you’re not going to win” But at least that stretch gave the Jazz something to build on John Stockton said “We have at least something RIDE THE BEST HEAT 77 KNICKS 78 (OT) FT R M A O-- T pan POLARIS’ Monday May IS PMadeiphia at Xxoana 6 pm V necessary Tuesday May M Utah at Portland TBA if necessary Phoenix at LA Lakers TBA K necessary FG No Cash 6 Cony Tiro Pricing Exdudoe Mount and Balance NorvBIg O Biand Wood Dooigno May Vaiy 0--1 4--4 LA Lakers at Phoenix IX pm At Now York MIAMI ' goats 716 Mawrie Hardaway 0--2 1 (Weatherworn) Carter 0-Blocked Mourn14 2 4 Turnovers (Mashbum Hardaway ing 2 Materie 2 Brown Carter Thome Bowen) SOaois 1) (Mashbum 2 Brown 2 Bowen 2 Hardaway Mourning Materia Weatherspoon Carter) Todmfcri touts I legal Defense 651 Drat Hegel Defense 1042 (ourih Hagai dafenis L NEW YORK FT R FG Miami 77 New York 76 OT Miami leads se-Phoenix 97 Los 13 : ? TtTSTTrr-r- et I'M playoffs 105 d not wve On Wednesday night rowdy fans pelted the court with cups full of beer juice and soda including a full can of beer that landed at the heels of Philadelphia forward George Lynch Philadelphia police said they tried to apprehend two of the fans after the game One got away the other was a season-tickholder who was thrown out of the game The person wasn't identified because he wasn't arrested of two free throws 4-- 8-- j m “That is something” Sloan says these “pride” games are the important ones when looking at the big picture in a player’s career None of their leads have come beyond early stages of a first quarter Their last leads have been 7 in Game 1 2 in Game 2 and 4 in Game 3 The one bright spot for the Jazz in Thursday’s Game 3 was their 17-- 2 run just before halftime th&t helped them tie the score after being down by 21 'early e at leasts had stretches we did the right thing” Oeff Homacek said “We saw what we were capable of doing we just didn't do it for all 48 min- what we've done In four created a great home at the non Center and it's the fans home for sports” This regula- ’ utes not enough to win not enough to pat yourself on the back but we found something that hopefully we can draw from and that was a good solid team defensive effort that got us out in the open floor those team president said Thursday “I'd like to get these uiomduals before the police get thetp because it puts a taint on I FfiCTOnY DIRECT With two days to prepare for Sunday afternoon's game - and to think about their predicament - Jazz coach Jerry Sloan scheduled a practice for today but gave his players Friday off “I think it will be a ’don’t answer the phone’ type of day” Karl Malone said of his day off dominance has the Jazz don’t even pretend to have hope of winning the series In the 144 minutes they’ve played so far Utah has led for less than five of last-second 'lAKSttw'TliGr SMHQu' K(i A day off Portland’s double-teame- ST Hor-nace- been so thorough 68-6- lUKWXIUMCilvfTHf a 4 4 ” Thursday k “If I was in the crowd” said “I would have left too They’ve been supportive of us all year Not only is the team down but probably everyone's a little down now ” From 1C “That’s the most exciting thing there is to me as a coach” Jerry Sloan said “Through all the good times you see who likes to stand up and pat themselves on " the back “But whenever it realljrgets a little bit tough you like to see who will come and play in tough situations That’s how you either grow or you just become another guy in this league” 60-5- Pi" ONUtt 0Q Jeff Homacek said he wasn't disheartened to see the Jazz faithful racing for the exits with three minutes still left to play on seven-- ds r j) ) t Q ( a h r? i u Early exit point 56-5- ij i ay well-rounde- 52-5- i HAT Portland coach Mike Dunleavy pleased his team was able to take com mand of the series by winning at the Delta Center “This building has a tremendous history in their favor so to come in here in a place this tough to play and come out says a lot for our team” he said Noting that his team led by 2 1 points in Game 3 only to give up 17-- 2 run to end first half and then allow Utah to catch up in the second but still won by 1 9 points he said “We took some good punches and we respond-ed- ” Better than the Bulls? ' H Tough place to win versity basHundley was a four-yeketball star at West Virginia in the 1950s earning honors his senior season but he dropped out of school shortly after his final game Hundley 65 began working toward his bachelor’s degree again two years ago and he will graduate today “I’m living proof that it’s never too late to get your degree” Hundley said The Jazz excused Hundley from Sunday's broadcast so he can attend today’s ceremonies in Morgantown W Va Hundley is the only broadcaster the Jazz have ever had handling duties for both television and radio broadcasts Since NBC will air Sunday's game the Jazz broadcast will be radio only Salt Lake Buzz broadcaster Steve Klauke will fill in for Hundley on Sunday looked like it would be the lowest scoring playoff game in NBA history The record for fewest combined points is 142 It would have earned that distinction even if Mashbum at the had hit an open buzzer in regulation but he missed to send the game into an extra period tied at 8 After Mashbum gave Miami 0 lead on a a Allan Houston got away with a palming violation right before with 3:04 he shot a left to give the Knicks a 1 77-7- low-scori- LAKE CITY- - Jazz Rod Hundley Sunday’s game so be can participate in graduation ceremonies at West Virginia Uni- sive goaltending call was waved As (the Jazz) with our size and the match-up- s we are able to create “I think the Jazz is pretty much the same team They are a little banged up but I feel this team is stronger than my Bulls team " staff Standard-Eramm- off gave Miami a 6 overtime victory over New York on (3130003$) Hundley skipping game to finally get degree NEW YORK i ?£ i a 4 role 0 ' pl 4 4614 e 4e4l i |
