| Show Mbuir UTAI I JA Thi Sdt I Ake 'Amur) 121)04 JAZZ NOTES 0 Spurs lick j Close but Utah couldn't quite pull it out losing to San Antonio for Stilkti gam dt Lz22 As usual Duncan makes difference' 1 4 i the 15th straight time BY 1'1111 - MILLER lhe Sok lake Tribune f' - BY PIM MILLER llat Sall hike Tribune 0016Nmek - ''d — Now SAN ANTONIO rcN the Spurs are just getting mean The world champions missed shots by the handful clanked free throws that could have bent the rim and let the Jazz hang around so long they r started believing their streak of futility here was about to end And then Tim Duncan yanked it all away e MVP calmly The on his toes ignored the spun hand blocking his vision and banked — yes banked — home a jumper with 35 second to go Saturday the last of his 33 points and the critical basket in yet another Spurs victory in the SBC Center Maybe San Antonio calls the wrong guy "Ice Because that was cold "What can you do?" sighed Jazz coach Jerry Sloan in a that's not just question rhetorical The Spurs still needed some free throws to clinch their 15th consecutive victory over the Jazz but Manu Ginobili made 6 of 6 spoiling what the Jazz — despite never leading in the second half — believed would be the end of their painful streak "Deep down inside we all thought we were going to win it" said Jazz center Greg Ostertag "We were right there but we made a few mistakes We put ourselves in this situation and we know it" They know that even a 17- point first quarter and a wretchedly inept third quarter — eight turnovers and only 11 points — had not doomed them not with the Spurs uncharacteristically bouncing every shot long short or sideways Duncan was fabulous (as long as he wasn't shooting free throws) Tony Parker was effective and the rest of the getting an early Spurs were start on their Super Bowl party perhaps? Rasho Bruce Bowen: The Spurs' Nesterovic: five-maIf the bench: Spurs were ever begging to be beaten this was the night Then again maybe that's why the Spurs are world champs "They have the confidence to come down the stretch and make the plays you have to make" Sloan admired "That's what's frustrating to young teams — i Ade ir lvt--- --- A 0°474F A" -- vo"'"'"'"""' re I - 4 - j I i 1 Tilik (vo to five-yea- 1I 1 N lix - 04 !IIPI t' ‘t ItIlitt' 7 k'NI ( t co i ‘N q I Pt 1 Tim Duncan's greatness: After a night after mak18 11 shots after goof his ing 17 times and to line the ing grabbing 14 rebounds and after nailing the one shot that might have otherwise allowed the Jazz to snap their losing streak here After all that the Jazz felt e like they played the MVP pretty well "That's what he's all about lie's the biggest threat out there" admired Jazz guard Carlos Arroyo "lie makes amazing plays San Antonio does a good job of getting 'the ball to him and you see why" The lazz attacked Duncan with a variety of strategies and a roster of defenders and weren't necessarily displeased with the job they did Michael Ruffin for instance pushed grabbed and draped himself all over the Spurs' star and seemed to frustrate him at times "Mike did about as good a job as I've seen somebody do on Tim" said teammate Raja Bell "Being physical pushing him out getting his hands on the ball — he probably deflected 12 balls And in the third quarter the guy still had something like 22 'points' and 15 'rebounds So there's not a whole lot you can do with 1 - i 0 'IA N 4'4 N tItt iV 41 ilt I 4 0-- il k 4 - 47" - t I A a --t) - i - A Jrk4(71r4 - ' s p 85-8- 1 I P 0 f FT FG Ruffin 29 Werke( 29 Arroyo 26 Steverson 25 Moore 11 Corns 26 Paviovic 11 Lopez Bell 22 Totals 240 4 a 4 311 3 213 2 2 4 1 2 5 3 10 0 1 8 3 2 10 1 510 84 12 22 03 FT 429 Stevenson 2 Osterlag Pam 2 Kinofilm 2 Sterna 7 (Krionim 2 Stevenson Coles Ruffin) Technical Ruffin 1004 seco(d Fouls: Arroyo 2 Lopez 2 Ratltn) FG lain SAN ANT Bowen 25 17 Duncan 43 1118 Moslem 27 Parker 38 Tuna 37 23 Ward 10 Moen 11 20 Totals 240 114 04 winning" Nor are the Jazz winning in San Antonio where the Spurs have not lost to Utah since Feb 28 1999 in the Alamodome The Jazz played a physical game seemingly determined much of the night and a 14-stretch in the second quarter lead even gave them a brief And even in the awful third period Utah had a chance to tie the game with 2:17 to go when Carlos Arroyo who along with Andrei Kirilenko led the Jazz with 5 33-3- 0 3 6 2 3 0 3 44 00 04 3 05 2 0 6 03 12 22 4 20 13 2 2 2 0 6 0 3 0 32 —81 Utial 17 21 Ben Antonio 19 21 17 28 A Wood 18797 (18500) TOM Washington 225 T 11 Miele —415 - 1 ' '' : ox-' C -- ''' 5 violations by the Jazz reflecting their frequent difficulty in penetrating the Spurs defense Shot-cloc- ' on ourselves" The Spurs extended the lead to 10 midway through the final period and "we looked at each other and said 'No it doesn't look like we're going to do it' " Sloan said "We threw up a couple of pretty tough shots Sometimes our guys don't believe in execution They think quick shots is execution Well it is you get executed real quick because they lay it up at the other end of the floor" But the Jazz clawed back while the Spurs stopped giving the ball to Duncan There were still momentary lapses Raul Lopez a irbal led a three pointer that Sloan clearly disapproved of for "You better make instance 69-5- 0 - 0 364 Shooting percentage by the Spurs marking just the second time all season the Jazz have held an opponent below 40 percent and lost PLAY OF THE GAME The Jazz trailed by two and clearly owned the momentum in the final minute when Tim Duncan takes a pass 15 feet from the basket dribbles in place twice then spins and puts a bank shot high off the glass When it drops through with 356 seconds left the Spurs' victory is all but clinched I - - ' To Hair Loss b I 11Tty NADA's A - --- ) or or call for a Free Brochure 1 4 ' A : ffti1 - 4r rt 1- 4:0 (111)1t1A - FERNIZIlit Amortitirti NOG Utah's Carlos Arroyo moves around San Antonio's Tim Duncan on Saturday Duncan a e league MVP scored 33 two-tim- points against the Jazz "I'm playing within the sYstem" he said "I'm just taking shots when they're there People are trying to double me when I'm in the post so I'm trying to take quicker shots!' Complimentary Jerry Sloan wasn't happy with his team's execution at times on Saturday but his San Antonio counterpart was a lot more impressed "I believe Utah is the basketball team in the game the state the coun try They are unbelievable" said Gregg Popovich "They do it for 48 minutes That's why they've been so good for years They've always been my standard to look at with g my team" Briefly The Jazz left immediately after the game for the airport to return to Salt 1ake The Spurs will follow later today' and the teams will play a re- match Monday night in the Jazz guard Delta Center Mo Williams missed his fourth straight game with a Dutv sprained left ankle can and Ruffin were assessed' a double technical in the second quarter for a brief shoving match under the basket Mikkt Moore's second game wasn't quite as successful as his first The new Jazz forward didn't collect a re- bound in 11 minutes and he picked up five fouls while guarding Duncan and Rash° With four Nesterovic points DeShawn Stevenson for was held to single-digitthe third straight game corn pmilleKa s Passionate about pick-ups- ? 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