Williams finally gets a little help
Just before halftime of Game 4, I told colleague Lya Wodraska, "Deron Williams is going to have to score 40 for the Jazz to win."
I was wrong.
After a miserable first half, when they combined for five points on 2-for-12 shooting, Memo Okur (18) and Carlos Boozer (14) gave Williams enough help to lift the Jazz past the Lakers.
Williams finished with 29 points and 14 assists. He had four points and three assists in overtime, perhaps because he was relatively fresh after getting more rest than usual during the game.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' Ronny Turiaf was ejected for flagrantly fouling Ronnie Price. It took the officials about five minutes to rule on the situation, which happened just as Williams was ending his normal first-half time on the bench.
While he only missed 3 1/2 minutes of actual playing time, Williams rested for about 20 minutes of real time, thanks to Turiaf and the break between quarters.
Price also played well early in the fourth quarter and allowed Williams to sit a little longer than normal. He returned with 7:18 left in regulation and had four points and two assists down the stretch.
-- Steve Luhm
I was wrong.
After a miserable first half, when they combined for five points on 2-for-12 shooting, Memo Okur (18) and Carlos Boozer (14) gave Williams enough help to lift the Jazz past the Lakers.
Williams finished with 29 points and 14 assists. He had four points and three assists in overtime, perhaps because he was relatively fresh after getting more rest than usual during the game.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' Ronny Turiaf was ejected for flagrantly fouling Ronnie Price. It took the officials about five minutes to rule on the situation, which happened just as Williams was ending his normal first-half time on the bench.
While he only missed 3 1/2 minutes of actual playing time, Williams rested for about 20 minutes of real time, thanks to Turiaf and the break between quarters.
Price also played well early in the fourth quarter and allowed Williams to sit a little longer than normal. He returned with 7:18 left in regulation and had four points and two assists down the stretch.
-- Steve Luhm
7:04 PM
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Price also had the block of the game on Walton. Price has serious hops
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