History says Jazz in tough versus Spurs

[RonnieBrewer (Ronnie Brewer)]

Jazz in tough to break out of slump against Spurs  
Associated Press
Tue, Nov 28, 2006 

The Utah Jazz have the NBA`s best record, but consecutive double-digit losses
have slowed down their early season surge. To avoid a third straight defeat,
they`ll have to knock off a San Antonio Spurs team that has dominated them
over the past six years Wednesday night.

Oddsmakers have the Jazz as 1 1/2-point favorites for the game.

The Jazz (12-3), the surprise team of the NBA season so far, had won eight in
a row before falling 91-78 at Golden State on Saturday. Utah couldn`t get back
on track at home in its next game, losing 88-75 to Orlando on Monday night.

Utah is the NBA`s top rebounding team at 45.3 per game, but the Magic
dominated the glass, winning that battle 45-36 and grabbing 15 offensive
boards. The Jazz, also tops in the league in shooting at 48.8 percent, were
just 29-for-68 (43 percent) against Orlando, including 1-of-12 from 3-point
range.

``We couldn`t really get our boards,`` forward Andrei Kirilenko said of
Orlando`s work on the offensive glass. ``They just dominate us on our boards
and I really don`t have an answer.``

Utah committed 12 turnovers in the first half and trailed 47-41 at the break.

``They did a terrific job of keeping us in a half-court game,`` said coach
Jerry Sloan, whose team has been held to season lows in points in the last
two games. ``They did a terrific job of defending us. They pretty much had
their way all night long.``

The Spurs (11-4) have pretty much had their way with the Jazz lately, winning
21 of 23 matchups since the start of the 2000-01 season. Utah, which lost all
three meetings with San Antonio last season by an average of 17 points, is
2-10 in the last 12 home games against the Spurs.

Carlos Boozer scored 21 points and Mehmet Okur added 13 points and nine
rebounds Monday, but the Jazz couldn`t take advantage of the Magic`s 40
percent shooting from the floor and suffered their first loss in eight home
games in 2006-07.

Utah is winning by an average margin of 10.3 points at home and shooting
better than 50 percent from the field there.

Unlike the Jazz, a strong start to the season from San Antonio is anything
but a shock.

The Spurs, who have finished atop the Southwest Division five of the last six
seasons, suffered their first road loss Monday, 111-102 to the Warriors. Tony
Parker scored 28 points and Tim Duncan added 22 points, 16 rebounds and six
blocks, but San Antonio went 3 1/2 minutes without scoring during a
fourth-quarter stretch that allowed the Warriors to pull away.

``Defensively I thought they were pretty solid,`` said Duncan, who had three
straight shots blocked by Andris Biedrins in the final period. ``I had a
tough fourth quarter there. I missed a couple of open ones.``

The Spurs had won seven straight on the road.

Manu Ginobili was sidelined for the second straight game because of back
spasms. Coach Gregg Popovich said he wasn`t sure whether Ginobili would be
ready to return Wednesday.


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