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Show INSIDE none Pro basketball .. Topay +. B2 rseee B6-7 OO : Baseball .....ccccscssse0 BB el eter Scoreboard ............ Weather ......... 30" tee roe one Indianabarely got past Philadelphia again to take a 2.0series lead. B2 SPORTS 9429 today i Bi THE DAILY HERALD. ne RV! ~ 7ST Kowa 4436 zt 1 Mo- THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1999 GAME 2 price t’s get physical as wk , oe icone scant ty ‘ca sca ae <5 Scott TITTRINGTON ony = ; ;; Utah hopes to teach . | Blazers should use ° mug shots instead | che of od Fines a ch SALTLAKE CITY — Thumb through the Portland Trail Blazers’ media guide for the 1999 on, and you'll comeacross several page sae devotedto the club's “extensive involvement inthelife of the commu- Blazers another lesson team pictures By SCOTTTITTRIN E 2 let Utah fight its way into tonight’s contest with a victory Iready in the bank. “Hopefully this halfdeficit, then set gives us little confidencefor this series,” Utah guard a record for futility by scoring cause. Chancesare, theU.S.justice justfive points in the fourth quarter on Justlook at thesocially handi- Jeff Hornacek said. “The first one their way to a 93-83 loss and 1-0 deficit in is always the tough thebest-of-seven series, “Wejust had a wholelot of things go wrong at the sametime,” Portland coach Mike Dunleavysaid. “Once we lost that momentumwehadbuilt up, wewerevulnerable. Dunleavy has brought with himto the Delta Cent dR? It seemseverytimethe Trail | And most importantly, they head The Trail Blazers committed 30 back from a 15-point first- ‘Start with Isaiah Rider. Or is it ws} m with a huge ment. system requiresit - } deck and knock offa surplus in the freshness depart- personal fouls, "cappedlineup Portland coach Mike mal season. They enough punch to bounce back from one day of rest the opponent's home floor. + oe 00 ings against Portland at the Delta Centerthis opening game ofa playoffseries on 5 & ! Delta Center was textbook: A perfect example in losing the nity.” aaa They've now wonboth their meet- SALT LAKE CITY Portland's formance in Game 1 of the ‘stern Conference semifinals at the A quick translation — community service. You know, thosetwolittle words that usually accompany sometypeof criminal behavior when it comesto thelife of an NBAathlete? Soit’s no wonderthe Trail Blazers are intimatelyinvolvedin sucha = 3 iss Psychologically, the Jazz have plentyofpositives in their favor. TheDaily Herald Blazers’ poster boy for bad behavior runsafoul of the law, he undergoes an identitycrisis. Space constraints limit running the completelist of Rider's transgres- “And the Jazz know how to take advantageof that.” Now, armed with the early series lead, Utah looks to continueto play the advantage card in tonight's Game sions against humanity. « Besides, he’s a good bet to update Wis criminalrecord and“serve” the Salt Lake communitytonightby spit- onetoget.” With the mental edge in its favor, Utah now must find a way to maintain the upper hand in what's sure to become a series defined by its rugged, physical play. On Tuesdaynight alone, Portland fell victim to a flagrant foul call against Rasheed Wallace — which began Utah’s fourth-quarter, gamedeciding run; Brian Grant’s sixth and final infraction with 1:47 See JAZZ, B2 2. ting on a Utah Highway Patrolman | | | | | while smoking ajoint after driving a rented BMW withoutavalid driver's license. ARLAZERS RIDER’S PROBLEMSlikely emanatefrom playing in that college basketball program considered the epitome of class — UNLV. That's right, the best collegiate team that moneycouldbuyin the early yearsofthis decade. Which bringsus to two additional pillars of the Portland community — Rider's fellow Runnin’ Rebels Greg Anthonyand Stacey Augmon. Criminals, no But Anthony, for one, rates highly onthejerk scale. Whenheisn’t busy trading smack WHAT: Game 2 WHEN:Tonight SITE: Delta Center TIPOFF:8:30 p.m RADIO: 1320 AM (KFNZ). 1400 AM (KSRR) TV: KJZZ/TNT SERIES FORMAT:Bestof seven SERIES RECORD:Utah1, Portland 0 SERIES SCOREBOARD:Game1, with NBA owners(sureGreg, it was Larry Millerusingthe seven dirty words) he’s embroiled in a feud over playing time with teammate Damon Stoudamire. Then there's Augmon, who, somewherealong theline, picked up the nickname “Plastic.” Perhaps the moniker revolves aroundthe unlimited use of a Visa Gold card during his heydayin Las Vegas. OF COURSE,all talk aboutthis year’s Portland teamcenters around its depth — solet’s not forget the likes of Jermaine O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace and Jim Jackson. Byjumpingdirectly from high school to the NBA, O'Neal bypassed the needtolearn about drug useincollege — pickingit upearly in his team orientationwith the Trail Blazers. And how big a thug is Wallace? My wife — whose NBA experience now consists of watching twoplayoff gamesontelevision — was ready to file assault charges against him after Game1 on Tuesday. Thenthere’s Jackson's claim to fame — forcing the breakup ofthe “Three J’s” in Dallasafter starting a fight with Jason Kidd over who hadtheright to singer Toni Braxton’s affections. Onecanonly wonder what Portland will do to upgradethis fine ensemblein the offseason. Just keep in mind — Dennis Rodmanisa free agent. Scott Tittrington is a sports writer for The Daily Herald. OR COPY! BLAZERSAT JAZZ Utah 93, Portland 83 OVERALLHISTORY:Utah 61, Portland 49 AT A GLANCE:Jazzstarted slow during Game1, but put the defensive clamps on Blazersduring five-point fourth quarter. Watch to seeif Portland changes strategy about fouling Karl Maloneearly and often. For Blazers to defeat Utah, they will have to improve execution downstretch. shot of Portland's Isaiah Rider. The Jazz will try to take a 2-0 series lead tonight. Bott’s late homers doom SF, PG MV still alive in 5A softball AARON SHILL Herald Correspondent By DOROTHY KNOELL The Daily Herald MURRAY — Wednesday afternoon, Mountain Cres\ Nick Bott crushed Spanish Fork’s state championship SALT LAKECITY — A game-ending double play sent MountainViewinto the! final dayof play at the Class 5Asoftball tournament Wednesdayat the hopesbyhitting a two-run homerin thebottomof the seventh inning for a 4-3 win. Cottonwood Complex. Seveninnings later, Bott did the samething to Pleasant Groveas his Mountain Crest squad A few minutesearlier, the almost exact same double play sent Spanish Fork nament at KenPrice Field. homefromthe Class 4A softball tournament Mountain View edged picked up a 7-5 winin the Class 4A boys baseball tourWith thescore knotted at Copper Hills 4-3inits second elimination game ofthe 5-5 heading intothefinal inning, the Mountain Crest day. Earlier, M.V. beat shortstoplifted a Ryan Bradycurveball toleft field Taylorsville 3-0. Mountain View will play Bott's towering shot car- the loser of Alta-Jordan at ried over the fence for a two 10:30a.m. today in another run homerthat gave MountainCrestits first lead of the game. Pleasant Grovehad a chancetorally in the bottom of the seventh when Josh Bradyreachedfirst base on a throwing error. But Mountain Crest pitcher Jed Jensen clamped downon Pleasant Grove by retiring the next two bat- See BASEBALL, B4 elimination game in this double-elimination tourney. The winner of that game Plea os ~ JASON OLSON/The Daily Herald Whatever it takes: Pleasant Grove's Austin Carter shows just how flexible his back is as he reaches back to snag fly ball during PG.’s win over Cyprus on Wednesday at Ken Price Park in Murray. plays the unbeatenAlta Jordan winner at 1 p.m. for the5Atitle. Spanish Forkfell to Weber3-2 after scoring in the bottom ofthe seventh to beat Judge 2-1 in an earlier game. See SOFTBALL, B4 |
