| Show Puzzling Utah Jazz split road trip Team bounces back in Denver after humiliating loss to Portland Jack Foriska Associate Editor a week-long week F FOLLOWING home stand that saw the Utah Jazz destroy the Golden State Warriors them go toe- toe toe to-toe and come out victorious victorious victorious vic vic- with a fine Portland Trailblazer team and finish with a Miami trouncing the Jazz em embarked barked on a five-day five roller-coaster roller road trip The week began in Oakland Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land with the Warriors Warrior's Terry Teagle reaping revenge for forthe forthe forthe the humiliating loss the week before by scoring an unbelievable unbelievable unbelievable un un- un- un believable 36 points in the first half and finishing with a career high 44 for the game The Jazz tried but could not recover from the furious onslaught from Teagle and suffered a disheartening loss The following night in Seattle a different team walked out on the floor Led by Karl Malones Malone's 36 points the Jazz played hard all night nightlong nightlong nightlong long and outlasted the Supersonics Supersonics Supersonics Super- Super to claim a win Thurl Bailey chipped in 14 fourth quarter points and finished with 22 while John Stockton scored 16 and dished out 11 assists Just as local fans gained back a little lost faith in their 20 10 Jazzmen the bottom fell out in Portland two nights later The Trailblazers were in championship fo form formas m mas as they slam-dunked slam their way to a 89 victory and handed the Jazz their their- worst loss of the season Clyde Drexler drove to the basket at will and finished with 25 while Kevin Duckworth Duckworth Duckworth Duck Duck- worth added 22 and stymied the Jazz on the inside at the defensive end Stockton continued continued continued con con- his incredible shooting shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing streak against the Trailblazers going 9 for 10 from the field two of which were 3 pointers Malone tied his season low with 18 However the Jazz showed everyone what they are made of by bouncing back the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing night to claim sole possession of second place in inthe inthe inthe the Midwest division with a ahard ahard ahard hard fought victory over the powerhouse Denver Nuggets After a luster lack performance performance performance mance the night before Malone had the second best scoring game of his career with 48 points and brought down 14 rebounds to inspire the Jazzmen to a road trip saving overtime win Malone had 9 of the Jazz's 12 points in overtime Bobby Hansen came alive to add 17 and Stockton 16 to round out the scoring The Jazz went 2 for 4 on this road trip and according to the Voice of the Jazz Hot HotRod HotRod HotRod Rod Hundley in order to win in this league you have to split on the road and win at home The Jazz are now 8 7 on the road and 5 13 at home v |
