February 24, 1999 · 9:00 PM EST
Biggest lead UTA by 9 · DEN by 10 · 7 lead changes
Q3 6:14+14% DENVan Exel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Billups 4 AST)UTA 52 · DEN 56
Q4 9:46+14% UTAMalone 18' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)UTA 73 · DEN 73
Q4 9:29+14% DENMcDyess Layup (19 PTS)UTA 73 · DEN 75| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
2UT Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
3PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2.0 |
4HO Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
5LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
6PH Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
7SA Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
9OK Thunder | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
10GS Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23.0 |
13LA Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29.0 |
| Zone | UTA | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 2/10 20% | 3/3 100% |
| Mid-range | 11/20 55% | 14/27 52% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 1/5 20% |
| Above the break 3 | 1/6 17% | 5/13 38% |
| KMKarl MaloneF | 39 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 12-18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 52.6% |
| BRBryon RussellG-F | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 54.7% |
JS John StocktonG | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 54.0% |
JH Jeff HornacekG | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 74.2% |
| AKAdam KeefeF | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 64.4% |
GO Greg OstertagC | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 34.7% |
| SAShandon AndersonF-G | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -9 | 67.8% |
| HEHoward EisleyG | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 33.3% |
| TFTodd FullerC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 0.0% |
DNP: Jacque Vaughn
RL Raef LaFrentzC-F | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 64.9% |
| BSBryant StithG | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 55.7% |
CB Chauncey BillupsG | 37 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +14 | 45.9% |
| AMAntonio McDyessF | 34 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +9 | 68.0% |
| NVNick Van ExelG | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 61.7% |
| EWEric WashingtonG | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 20.0% |
| CACory AlexanderG | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 20.0% |
DF Danny FortsonF | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 73.5% |
| TS% | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMLoren MeyerC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | — |
KC Keon ClarkC-F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 97 | 30 | 18 | 34-74 | 6-18 | 23-28 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 29 | ||
| Shooting | 45.9% | 33.3% | 82.1% | 56.2% |
DNP: Eric Williams, Johnny Taylor
12:00Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. Ostertag: Tip to RussellUTA 011:47Billups P.FOUL (P1.T1)UTA 011:37Stockton Driving Layup (2 PTS)UTA 211:17MISS Van Exel 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 210:53Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 210:36LaFrentz 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Van Exel 1 AST)UTA 210:06McDyess 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)UTA 49:52MISS Malone LayupUTA 49:48LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 49:46Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 49:34MISS Malone 19' Jump ShotUTA 49:33Ostertag L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)UTA 49:21MISS Billups 24' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 49:08MISS Malone LayupUTA 49:08McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 49:02Malone REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 49:02MISS Malone 15' Jump ShotUTA 49:00Van Exel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 48:52Hornacek REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 48:48McDyess STEAL (1 STL)UTA 48:41MISS Billups LayupUTA 48:41Ostertag BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 48:33MISS Van Exel Driving LayupUTA 48:30Malone REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)UTA 48:12Billups S.FOUL (P2.T3)UTA 48:12MISS Hornacek Free Throw 1 of 2UTA 48:12Hornacek Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 58:00MISS McDyess 14' Jump ShotUTA 57:25Ostertag Layup (2 PTS) (Stockton 1 AST)UTA 76:50MISS Van Exel 21' Jump ShotUTA 96:48Stockton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 96:31MISS Ostertag 4' Jump ShotUTA 96:31LaFrentz BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 96:29Hornacek REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)UTA 96:26Hornacek 14' Jump Shot (3 PTS)UTA 116:07Ostertag REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 116:00McDyess STEAL (2 STL)UTA 115:44MISS LaFrentz LayupUTA 115:44Ostertag BLOCK (2 BLK)UTA 115:41Ostertag REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 115:27Hornacek Layup (5 PTS) (Malone 1 AST)UTA 135:10MISS Van Exel 21' Jump ShotUTA 135:08Stockton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 134:45Van Exel Driving Layup (2 PTS)UTA 154:28Stockton 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hornacek 1 AST)UTA 173:49Malone 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Stockton 4 AST)UTA 193:26LaFrentz 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS)UTA 193:04MISS Malone LayupUTA 193:02Ostertag L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)UTA 192:39Fortson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 192:18Fortson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)UTA 192:18MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2UTA 192:18McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)UTA 192:06McDyess STEAL (3 STL)UTA 191:51MISS McDyess LayupUTA 191:47Fortson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)UTA 191:47Fortson Layup (2 PTS)UTA 191:32Malone 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hornacek 2 AST)UTA 210:53Hornacek 20' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Malone 2 AST)UTA 230:44Fortson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)UTA 230:44MISS Fortson Free Throw 2 of 2UTA 230:25Fortson OFF.Foul (P1)UTA 230:25Fortson Foul Turnover (P1.T3)UTA 230:00McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 23The Nuggets beat the Jazz 97-87 at home.
Antonio McDyess led the Nuggets with 24 points, while Karl Malone led the Jazz with 22 points and 8 rebounds.
The Nuggets led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 7 times and the score was tied 12 times. Their best stretch was a 12-0 run.
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