Preseason: Utah 104, Portland 90
(AP) Updated: 2006-10-20 15:28
SALT LAKE CITY -- Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, Andrei Kirilenko added 15
and Mehmet Okur had 13 to help the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers
104-90 in an exhibition game Thursday night.
Kirilenko, who missed the last two games because of a sore lower back, also
had six blocks, seven rebounds and six assists for the Jazz (2-2). Zack Randolph
scored 17 points and Brandon Roy and Ime Udoka each had 16 points for the Trail
Blazers (0-3).
Zendon Hamilton's layup cut the Jazz's lead to 81-78, but Brian Chase hit two
3-pointers in a 12-3 run. When Portland cut the lead to six late in the game,
Boozer scored nine points to help Utah pull away.
Hamilton finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Utah's Derek Fisher missed his second game in a row because of a severely
bruised pelvis, while Portland's Joel Przybilla left the game in the first
quarter to get stitches in his chin. He returned in the second quarter.
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