CLIPPERS LOSE 5TH STRAIGHT ON ROAD : UTAH 108, CLIPPERS 85.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (IPA: /ˈhɔrnəsɛk/); (born May 3 1963 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000. and Karl Malone It was only Utah's third win in its past 10 games. John Stockton This article is about the professional basketball player. For the U.S. Senator from New Jersey, see John P. Stockton. John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1984–2003) as a of the Jazz had 11 assists, giving him a total of 903 for the season, the ninth straight year he has exceeded 900. Rodney Rodgers led the Clippers with 17 points. Loy Vaught Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a retired American basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers. added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , which dropped its fifth straight road game. Hornacek scored the last 10 points of the first quarter for the Jazz to give it a 31-26 lead. He hit consecutive 3-pointers at the end of the second quarter, capping a 13-2 run that gave Utah a 58-45 halftime advantage. The Clippers scored nine straight points to pull to 71-60 with six minutes left in the third period, but the Jazz outscored the Clippers 12-7 the rest of the period to make it 83-67. Utah increased its lead to 89-69 early in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers didn't threaten again. Hornacek was 10 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Malone has made 10 of 13 shots for the Jazz, who shot 50 percent from the field. Utah shot only 39 percent in a loss to the Clippers on Saturday. The win kept Utah 1-1/2 games ahead of the Lakers in the race for the third playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Jazz has two games left and the Lakers have three. Utah rookie center Greg Ostertag Gregory Donovan Ostertag (born March 6 1973, in Dallas, Texas) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, who spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz. He measures 7'2" (2.18 m) and played center. had 12 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes. Notes: The Clippers have signed a five-year deal with Prime Sports that includes televising up to 45 regular season and exhibition games per season on the cable network. The deal goes into effect next season. As for having a noncable outlet, the Clippers' current contract with Channel 13 (UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation ) ends Thursday and although negotiations between the two have lasted for months, the sides remain far apart on a new deal. . . . In Utah's previous two games, both losses, the Jazz was 6 of 27 on 3-point attempts. . . . In the first half of Tuesday's game, Utah was 4 of 8, with Hornacek hitting 4 of 5. . . . Lamond Murray Lamond Maurice Murray (April 20 1973 in Pasadena, California, U.S.) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets. sat out the game with the flu. . . . The Clippers' best month this season was an 8-8 March. . . . Utah is just 3-6 in April. . . . The Clippers are the most improved team in the Western Conference, with a 29-51 record this year, following a 17-65 mark last season. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Clippers center Antonio Harvey soars to score on Uta h's Greg Ostertag, left, and David Benoit. Associated Press |
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