April 21, 2008 · First Round · Game 2 · 9:30 PM EDT
UTA leads 2-0
Biggest lead UTA by 9 · HOU by 4 · 7 lead changes
Q3 0:00+17% UTAPrice 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)UTA 69 · HOU 67
Q4 6:17+16% UTAD. Williams 6' Jump Shot (19 PTS)UTA 78 · HOU 76
Q4 3:40+18% HOUScola Layup (12 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)UTA 81 · HOU 80Q4 3:17+20% UTAD. Williams Driving Layup (22 PTS)UTA 83 · HOU 80| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2NO Pelicans | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
3SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4HO Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
5PH Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
6UT Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
7DA Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
8DE Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
9GS Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
10PO Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
11SA Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 |
12LA Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
14MI Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15OK Thunder | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37.0 |
| Zone | UTA | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/1 0% |
| Paint | 3/7 43% | 0/3 0% |
| Mid-range | 8/24 33% | 9/18 50% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 2/7 29% |
| Above the break 3 | 7/16 44% | 2/12 17% |
| DWDeron WilliamsG | 40 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 62.4% |
| MOMehmet OkurC-F | 39 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 53.8% |
| CBCarlos BoozerF | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50.5% |
| AKAndrei KirilenkoF | 34 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 16.9% |
KK Kyle KorverG-F | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 56.5% |
| RBRonnie BrewerF | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 53.0% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 47.0% |
| MHMatt HarpringF | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 69.4% |
| RPRonnie PriceG | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 66.7% |
| Totals | 240 | 90 | 46 | 19 | 34-77 | 7-17 | 15-21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 44.2% | 41.2% | 71.4% | 52.2% |
DNP: CJ Miles, Jarron Collins, Jason Hart
| LSLuis ScolaF | 44 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 45.5% |
TM Tracy McGradyF-G | 43 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 9-22 | 0-4 | 5-9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 44.3% |
| SBShane BattierF | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 57.1% |
| BJBobby JacksonG | 30 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 48.0% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 33.3% |
DM Dikembe MutomboC | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 104.2% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 58.3% |
LH Luther HeadG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0.0% |
CL Carl LandryF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 84 | 41 | 15 | 32-77 | 4-19 | 16-26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 41.6% | 21.1% | 61.5% | 47.5% |
DNP: Loren Woods, Mike Harris, Steve Novak
12:00Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Okur: Tip to D. WilliamsUTA 011:38McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 011:21MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 011:15McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 011:15MISS McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2UTA 011:10MISS McGrady 18' Jump ShotUTA 010:17D. Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Boozer 1 AST)UTA 39:38Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 39:19Scola Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST)UTA 38:43MISS Scola Free Throw 1 of 2UTA 58:43MISS Scola Free Throw 2 of 2UTA 58:19D. Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)UTA 87:52Scola S.FOUL (P1.T2)UTA 87:34McGrady 19' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)UTA 107:19D. Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)UTA 136:58Scola Layup (4 PTS) (McGrady 2 AST)UTA 135:47Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 155:47Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)UTA 155:26Millsap Layup (2 PTS) (Brewer 1 AST)UTA 174:40MISS Millsap 18' Jump ShotUTA 174:15McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 194:15Millsap STEAL (1 STL)UTA 194:04MISS Millsap LayupUTA 193:53Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 193:47Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 193:30Scola Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 193:09McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 192:40Millsap Poss Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 192:32McGrady Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)UTA 192:13McGrady 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS)UTA 211:54McGrady BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 211:51McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 211:38McGrady 21' Jump Shot (7 PTS)UTA 211:00MISS Head 3PT Jump ShotUTA 210:59Price REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 210:43Price 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)UTA 240:32Scola Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)UTA 240:32Price STEAL (1 STL)UTA 240:29Price Slam Dunk (5 PTS)UTA 260:11MISS Landry 18' Jump ShotUTA 260:10Price REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 260:01MISS Price 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 260:00Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 26The Jazz beat the Rockets 90-84 on the road.
Deron Williams led the Jazz with 22 points and 5 assists, while Tracy McGrady led the Rockets with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Jazz led by as many as 9 points. The lead changed hands 7 times and the score was tied 10 times.
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