CLIPPERS ROUTED BY JAZZ : UTAH 104, CLIPPERS 89.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The Utah Jazz has had a different hero in every win this season. Shandon Anderson Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent who most recently played with the Miami Heat. was the latest. Anderson scored 13 of his 17 points in the second quarter as the Jazz ran away from the Clippers for an easy 104-89 victory. Utah improved its league-best record to 9-1 and extended the best start in franchise history. ``We need different heroes in different quarters and different games, and Shandon did that for us tonight,'' 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 said. ``We'll need all 12 guys to participate if we're going to be good in this league.'' Anderson set the game's tone in the second quarter when he threw down a ferocious dunk in the face of No. 1 pick Michael Olowokandi Michael Olowokandi (born April 3 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria), nicknamed The Kandi Man is a Nigerian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently is a free agent. . Anderson and the Jazz played a balanced, thorough game against the lifeless, 0-8 Clippers, who are halfway to duplicating the 1994-95 team's infamous 0-16 start. Utah made an 18-4 second-quarter run and jumped to an 18-point lead early in the third quarter, allowing Utah's starters to play a total of two fourth-quarter minutes. ``Coach (Jerry Sloan Gerald Eugene Sloan better known as Jerry Sloan, (born March 28, 1942 in McLeansboro, Illinois), is an American National Basketball Association coach. He is one of professional basketball's most successful coaches, with a career win-loss record of 1035-689 (as of April 18, ) has been sharing the minutes a lot with the season like it is, and it helps you down the road,'' said Stockton, who had 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds in just 18 minutes. Karl Malone ``We had our moments in the first half, (but) we couldn't sustain it for the full 48 minutes,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. A 6' 5" (1.96 m) guard from Villanova University, he played ten seasons (1972-1982) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston said. ``Anderson gave them a big spark and we didn't have any answers.'' Maurice Taylor Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player at the power forward position. He was most recently with the NBA's Sacramento Kings, released on January 23, 2007. and James Robinson scored 17 points apiece for the Clippers, who played the first of five games in six nights. The Clippers stuck with the Jazz through most of the first half, but they became increasingly erratic as Utah's lead grew. 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. made 16 turnovers in the first three quarters and shot 22 percent in the third quarter when the Jazz ran away with the game. ``In the back of your mind, you know they are going to come down and just score and score, and that's what they did,'' Taylor said. ``They did things to us that they do to other teams because they know each other and have been together so long.'' Lamond Murray, the Clippers' leading scorer, was 2 for 9 from the field and finished with 12 points. L.A. starters were a combined 16 of 44 from the field. Utah held its fifth straight opponent below 50 percent shooting as the Clippers shot 38 percent. Lorenzen Wright had nine points and 11 rebounds but was dominated by Malone and Adam Keefe in the post. Notes: Sherman Douglas played for the Clippers despite a strained left groin. . . . The Clippers started last season 1-12. They are 4-28 (.125) in their past 32 games dating back to last season. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Utah center Greg Ostertag fouls Clippers guard James Robinson, front, during Monday's game in Salt Lake City. Douglas C. Plzac/Associated Press |
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