The Line
1 2 3 4 Total
Indiana/Philadelphia 25 19 24 28 96
Utah 21 25 13 25 84
The Jazz looked to continue their winning ways Friday night without
Aleksandar Pavlovic against the combination team of Indiana/Philadelphia.
Unfortunately for the Jazz the combo team had the same idea improving
their record to 4-1 with a 96-84 win. Pavlovic was out as a preventative
measure with a foot injury.
Scoring first was the Jazz as Andre Hutson had the first six points for
the Jazz. Some hot shooting by both teams kept the game close through
the end of the first quarter. The hometown Jazz shot 67 percent while
Indy/Philly shot 64 percent from the field. Leading the way for the Jazz
in the quarter was DeShawn Stevenson with nine points. For the combo team
it was Carl English leading the way off the bench with eight. At the
quarter it was Indy/Philly leading 25-21.
In the second quarter it was the Jazz make a run with five minutes left
in the quarter to pull them within one before Fred Jones hit a jumper
for Indy/Philly. Shortly after the Jazz took the lead 39-38 with just
under three minutes to go. Taking the lead into the half was the Jazz
46-44 shooting an incredible 68 percent from the field at the half. Going
8 for 11 from the floor DeShawn Stevenson had 18 at the half for the Jazz
while Carl English and John Salmons led Indy/Philly with 13 a piece.
The third quarter belonged to the combination team of Indiana/Philadelphia
scoring 24 points while holding the Jazz to 13 points on 23 percent
shooting. The combo team was tough on the offensive boards scoring eight
of their 24 points on second chance points. A team effort by Indy/Philly
saw nine of the 10 players score in the third quarter. John Salmons led
the way with six. For the Jazz it was Andre Hutson contributing six in
the quarter with 12 at the end of the third.
The Jazz made a solid effort to make a late fourth quarter comeback however
it was too little to late. James Jones, John Salmons and Carl English all
had at least 20 points for the combination team with Salmons leading the
way with 24. For the Jazz it was DeShawn Stevenson with a game high 32
points. The Jazz were outscored in the second half 52-38.
The Jazz will play the last game of the Revue Friday against New York at
8 pm. The combination team of Indiana/Philadelphia finished the Revue with
a 4-1 record.