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Active Utah Jazz outplays
inexperienced Trail Blazers
Point guard Jarrett Jack has a solid fourth quarter,
but the team struggles as a whole to overcome the Jazz
BY JEFFREY DRANSFELDT
SPORTS REPORTER
The Portland 'frail Blazers team at
McArthur Court Thursday night had
several similarities with the college
team that typically uses the arena.
Whether it was scoring 44 points
during the first three quarters, playing
a mix of young players or having an
off night shooting, the rebuilding 'frail
Blazers lost 92-73 to the Utah Jazz.
Afterward, the struggling Trail
Blazers, losers of three of their last
four games, tried to make sense of
what appears to be a difficult sea
son with less than two weeks before
its Nov. 2 opener against the Min
nesota Timberwolves.
“It’s still preseason, but I think
once the regular season starts and
we’re still losing like this, it’s going to
hurt me,” said Ruben Patterson, a
seven-year NBA veteran and one of
few experienced players on the Port
land roster.
Trailing at one point by 33 points,
Portland, following the calming pres
ence of point guard Jarrett Jack,
trimmed the lead to within 20 early in
the fourth quarter. Jack led several ef
ficient plays on offense, running a fast
break and feeding teammate Viktor
Khryapa for a layup and a three-point
play during the fourth quarter.
All this from a guy Portland Coach
Nate McMillan said he didn’t expect to
play today. Jack played in three previ
ous games, averaging 18.6 minutes
per game. McMillan wanted to give
the other point guards competing for
the starting position, Steve Blake and
Sebastian Telfair, some extra playing
time during the preseason.
Blake and Telfair had so-so per
formances; the latter scored four
points and making three turnovers in
18 minutes.
Jack came in and matched up
against Utah point guard Deron
Williams, and Jack had six points and
four assists in his fourth-quarter ap
pearance. Just last spring, Jack and
Williams were standouts at the college
level. The 6-foot-3 Jack guided Geor
gia Tech, and Williams ran last sea
son’s No. 1 Illinois.
“Me and Deron have been playing
against each other for a long time,”
Jack said. “To go up against some
body you grew up playing against, it
was just great for me.”
Rookies take time to adjust to the
rigors of NBA life, and McMillan was
happy with Jack's performance,
McMillan said.
“Tonight, he came and played very
aggressive,” McMillan said. Williams
first came into the game six minutes
into the second quarter. During his first
play on offense, Williams split two
Hail Blazer defenders, stopping at the
free-throw line and hitting a jumper.
He finished with 12 points and two as
sists, showing a deft shooting touch
alongside his standout passing ability.
For many of the TTail Blazers, play
ing before a smaller crowd in
McArthur Court was an adjustment
from playing in front of NBA crowds of
more than 15,000 people.
“You have to take the same ap
proach like if it was a sold-out arena,”
Jack said. “If you really enjoy this
game and love this game, you (are) go
ing to go out there and play hard
whether there’s 100 people in the
stands or zero.”
The Trail Blazers initially struggled
to start the game, falling behind early
to a shorthanded Jazz team. Power for
ward Carlos Boozer, who averaged 17
points and nine rebounds per game
last season, sat out with a strained left
hamstring. Matt Harpring did not play
for personal reasons.
The Utah Jazz players who did
participate made the difference with
efficient play and strong performanc
es from Andrei Kirilenko, Mehmet
Okur and Williams. Kirilenko missed
41 games last season after averaging
16 points and eight rebounds a game
in 2003-04.
He showed little rust, playing with a
face mask and taking advantage of the
playmaking of Milt Palacio and Keith
McLeod, who had five assists and four
assists, respectively.
The Jazz opened the first quarter
10-2 with layups by Kirilenko and
Brown before McMillan called his first
timeout. Utah capped the first quarter
with a Kris Humphries dunk for a
three-point play.
Meanwhile, the TYail Blazers strug
gled as Darius Miles shot 1-for-10 in
the first quarter. He finished 2-for-17
with seven points.
McMillan said Miles didn’t disap
point him.
“He has to find his rhythm,” McMil
lan said. “We are going to need him
and Zach (Randolph) to create some
points for us. That’s part of those guys
getting into the gym and working on
their game and us getting those guys
the shots they need.”
Randolph is recovering from off
season knee surgery and only
played 10 minutes, scoring four
points. Last season, Randolph led
the TYail Blazers with 19 points and
10 rebounds per game before a knee
injury cut his season to 46 games.
McMillan said a trainer told him in
the second half that Randolph’s
knee was bothering him.
In the second quarter, the Jazz ex
tended its lead to 47-29 by halftime. It
boosted its lead to 75-44 at the end of
the third quarter.
The experience of playing in a los
ing situation, although discouraging,
can help this young 'Hail Blazers team,
McMillan said.
“We are getting drilled here in
preseason,” McMillan said. “We’re
not close but... what we’re trying to
do is make sure that we continue to
compete and not throw in the towel
or quit regardless of the situation. ”
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