History says Jazz in tough versus Spurs

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Jazz in tough to break out of slump against Spurs Associated Press Tue, Nov 28, 2006 The Utah Jazz have the NBA`s best record, but consecutive double-digit losses have slowed down their early season surge. To avoid a third straight defeat, they`ll have to knock off a San Antonio Spurs team that has dominated them over the past six years Wednesday night. Oddsmakers have the Jazz as 1 1/2-point favorites for the game. The Jazz (12-3), the surprise team of the NBA season so far, had won eight in a row before falling 91-78 at Golden State on Saturday. Utah couldn`t get back on track at home in its next game, losing 88-75 to Orlando on Monday night. Utah is the NBA`s top rebounding team at 45.3 per game, but the Magic dominated the glass, winning that battle 45-36 and grabbing 15 offensive boards. The Jazz, also tops in the league in shooting at 48.8 percent, were just 29-for-68 (43 percent) against Orlando, including 1-of-12 from 3-point range. ``We couldn`t really get our boards,`` forward Andrei Kirilenko said of Orlando`s work on the offensive glass. ``They just dominate us on our boards and I really don`t have an answer.`` Utah committed 12 turnovers in the first half and trailed 47-41 at the break. ``They did a terrific job of keeping us in a half-court game,`` said coach Jerry Sloan, whose team has been held to season lows in points in the last two games. ``They did a terrific job of defending us. They pretty much had their way all night long.`` The Spurs (11-4) have pretty much had their way with the Jazz lately, winning 21 of 23 matchups since the start of the 2000-01 season. Utah, which lost all three meetings with San Antonio last season by an average of 17 points, is 2-10 in the last 12 home games against the Spurs. Carlos Boozer scored 21 points and Mehmet Okur added 13 points and nine rebounds Monday, but the Jazz couldn`t take advantage of the Magic`s 40 percent shooting from the floor and suffered their first loss in eight home games in 2006-07. Utah is winning by an average margin of 10.3 points at home and shooting better than 50 percent from the field there. Unlike the Jazz, a strong start to the season from San Antonio is anything but a shock. The Spurs, who have finished atop the Southwest Division five of the last six seasons, suffered their first road loss Monday, 111-102 to the Warriors. Tony Parker scored 28 points and Tim Duncan added 22 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks, but San Antonio went 3 1/2 minutes without scoring during a fourth-quarter stretch that allowed the Warriors to pull away. ``Defensively I thought they were pretty solid,`` said Duncan, who had three straight shots blocked by Andris Biedrins in the final period. ``I had a tough fourth quarter there. I missed a couple of open ones.`` The Spurs had won seven straight on the road. Manu Ginobili was sidelined for the second straight game because of back spasms. Coach Gregg Popovich said he wasn`t sure whether Ginobili would be ready to return Wednesday. http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=96742&tid=25 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.41.172.43