Box Score

 

UTAH (107)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
A Kirilenko         29   4-7   5-6   1-7   1   5   13
C Boozer            37 14-19   6-7  5-13   3   5   34
J Collins           27   2-3   7-8   1-4   0   2   11
G Giricek           19   3-8   5-5   0-1   2   3   11
C Arroyo            19   1-4   0-0   0-0   4   2    2
R Bell              28  7-10   5-8   0-0   1   5   21
M Harpring          20   0-4   2-2   0-3   2   2    2
K McLeod            14   3-7   0-0   0-1   3   1    6
C Borchardt         15   2-4   0-0   3-5   1   4    4
M Okur              16   0-5   0-0   0-1   1   2    0
H Eisley            15   1-2   1-2   0-2   8   3    3
K Snyder             1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
  
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TOTALS             240 37-73 31-38 10-37  26  34  107
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Percentages: FG-.507, FT-.816. 3-Point Goals:
2-6, .333 (G Giricek 0-1, R Bell 2-3, M Okur 
0-1, H Eisley 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (A Kirilenko 4, H Eisley, C 
Borchardt). Turnovers:13 (C Boozer 4, R Bell 
3, C Arroyo 2, H Eisley, M Okur, J Collins, M
Harpring). Steals: 7 (H Eisley 2, A Kirilenko
2, M Harpring, C Boozer, C Arroyo).


CHARLOTTE (105)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Wallace           36  5-10   6-7   2-5   2   4   16
E Okafor            35  6-10   1-1   1-8   1   5   13
P Brezec            40   3-5   5-7   2-4   2   6   11
E House             30  8-13   1-2   0-1   5   3   17
S Smith             32   2-6   3-3   0-1   8   6    8
K Bogans            33  9-13  8-13   1-5   4   4   28
M Ely               21   2-6   2-6   1-3   1   4    6
J Kapono            13   2-2   2-2   0-0   0   2    6
J White            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Sampson          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 37-65 28-41  7-27  23  34  105
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Percentages: FG-.569, FT-.683. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (E House 0-3, S Smith 1-3, K Bogans
2-3). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6 (E 
Okafor 3, P Brezec 2, G Wallace). 
Turnovers:19 (G Wallace 5, P Brezec 5, E 
House 3, K Bogans 2, S Smith, J Kapono, M 
Ely, E Okafor). Steals: 5 (E House 3, J 
Kapono, K Bogans).

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UTAH                  17  23  34  33  -  107
CHARLOTTE             35  19  25  26  -  105
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,412. T: 2:28. 
Officials: Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford, 
Eric Lewis.

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UTAH (107) AT CHARLOTTE (105)

UTAH

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
A KIRILENKO       F    29    4-7      5-6      1   6   7    1   5   2   0   13
C BOOZER          F    37   14-19     6-7      5   8  13    3   5   1   4   34
J COLLINS         C    27    2-3      7-8      1   3   4    0   2   0   1   11
G GIRICEK         G    19    3-8      5-5      0   1   1    2   3   0   0   11
C ARROYO          G    19    1-4      0-0      0   0   0    4   2   1   2    2
R BELL                 28    7-10     5-8      0   0   0    1   5   0   3   21
M HARPRING             20    0-4      2-2      0   3   3    2   2   1   1    2
K MCLEOD               14    3-7      0-0      0   1   1    3   1   0   0    6
C BORCHARDT            15    2-4      0-0      3   2   5    1   4   0   0    4
M OKUR                 16    0-5      0-0      0   1   1    1   2   0   1    0
H EISLEY               15    1-2      1-2      0   2   2    8   3   2   1    3
K SNYDER                1    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
  
TOTALS                240   37-73    31-38    10  27  37   26  34   7  13  107
                            (.507)  (.816)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 14 (10 PTS)    

CHARLOTTE

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
G WALLACE         F    36    5-10     6-7      2   3   5    2   4   0   5   16
E OKAFOR          F    35    6-10     1-1      1   7   8    1   5   0   1   13
P BREZEC          C    40    3-5      5-7      2   2   4    2   6   0   5   11
E HOUSE           G    30    8-13     1-2      0   1   1    5   3   3   3   17
S SMITH           G    32    2-6      3-3      0   1   1    8   6   0   1    8
K BOGANS               33    9-13     8-13     1   4   5    4   4   1   2   28
M ELY                  21    2-6      2-6      1   2   3    1   4   0   1    6
J KAPONO               13    2-2      2-2      0   0   0    0   2   1   1    6
J WHITE               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J SAMPSON             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   37-65    28-41     7  20  27   23  34   5  19  105
                            (.569)  (.683)  TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 19 (17 PTS)    
  
   UTAH               17   23   34   33   -   107
   CHARLOTTE          35   19   25   26   -   105
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO 4, H EISLEY, C BORCHARDT.  CHARLOTTE -
E OKAFOR 3, P BREZEC 2, G WALLACE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 2-6 (.333), G GIRICEK 0-1, R BELL 2-3, M OKUR 0-
1, H EISLEY 0-1. CHARLOTTE 3-9 (.333), E HOUSE 0-3, S SMITH 1-3, K BOGANS 2-
3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, DERRICK STAFFORD, ERIC LEWIS.
A - 10,412. T - 2:28.

Game Story

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Raja Bell scored six 
consecutive points in the final 36 seconds to help the Utah Jazz
rally from a 22-point deficit for a 107-105 victory over the
Charlotte Bobcats.

Bell, who scored 21 points, nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds
remaining to cut Charlotte's lead to 105-104.  Charlotte's Keith
Bogans missed two free throws and Steve Smith fouled Bell, who
sank the foul shots to give the Jazz a 106-105 lead.

"This was a total effort," Bell added. "We just hung in there
until the very end.  I'm so proud of the way we played and it
shows just how much we have come together as a team."

"He came back and took the (3-point) shot," Jazz coach Jerry
Sloan said. "That's what you like to see happen.  He wasn't
afraid to take the shot and then he had two free throws and made
those."

Charlotte had one last opportunity to pull out the win, but
Gerald Wallace missed a baseline jumper in the final seconds.

"We got the good looks that we wanted to late in the game,"
Bobcats guard Eddie House said.  "But we didn't knock down the
shots.  The main thing was they scored a lot on the free-throw
line.  They made their free throws and that was one of the
things tonight that we needed to be making."

Utah was 31-of-38 from the line while Charlotte was just
28-of-41, including 10 misses in the final period.

"We shot 65 percent from the free-throw line," Bobcats coach
Bernie Bickerstaff said.  "That's the difference in the game.
It's that simple.  When the game was on the line, they (Utah)
made them."

The Bobcats made 14-of-16 shots in the first quarter and
eventually jumped out to a 44-22 lead early in the second
period.

Utah (6-1) gradually chipped away at the lead by shooting
17-of-28 in the second and third periods.  Carlos Boozer, who
had a season-high 34 points and 13 rebounds, scored 16 points in
the third period, which ended with the Bobcats holding a 79-74
lead.

"They (Bobcats) played a (heck) of a game," Boozer said. "We
knew that they were going to play very hard.  They are playing
for respect and a lot of teams don't respect them.  Coach Sloan
warned us about that."

Andrei Kirilenko scored 13 points for the Jazz while Jarron
Collins and Gordon Giricek added 11 apiece.

"Tonight's game wasn't great for us," Kirilenko said, "But we
found a way to win.  It showed the character of our team to pull
out the win."

Bogans, activated from the injured list Monday, came off the
bench to score a career-high 28 points, on 9-of-13 shooting, in
his Bobcats debut. House scored 12 of his 17 points in the
opening quarter for Charlotte (1-5), which has lost four in row.

"It was good for me individually," Bogans said, "But it doesn't
matter to me because without the (win), it's good, but it's not
that good.  We lost a game we should have won."