Practice News Story 9: Sports

10:56 p.m. MT April 4, 2008.

Utah Jazz Win Two Straight

SALT LAKE CITY – Ronnie Brewer came up big in the final minutes for the Utah Jazz’s win (106-99) over the San Antonio Spurs tonight at the Energy Solutions Arena. After an amazing block by Utah’s Mehmet Okur, DeronWilliams found Brewer on the three-point line to sink the go ahead basket for the Jazz. “Deron had been finding open people all night and got me a good look for the shot,” Brewer said of Williams. Brewer finished with seven-points and the gaming winning basket for his team saying it, “felt big for the team, big for me.”

C.J. Miles had a great night for the Jazz and marked his career high in points tonight, scoring 30 with four 3-pointers. “Some nights the hole just looks big, and (Deron) Williams made great passes.” Miles continued to comment on Williams saying he is, “one of the best point-guards in the league.”

Jerry Sloan credited his team with good defense and was proud of them for making a couple stops at the end to propel them to their win. Coach of the Spurs, Gregg Popvich, complemented the Jazz on the home game winning ability saying, “It came down to the wire and the Jazz responded to their home crowd” Popovich also noted them being the team with the best home record in the league.

Mehmet Okur came back tonight after struggling with the flu and gave the Jazz 15-points to help with their victory, while Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams both had double-doubles, 12-rebounds, 26-points and 14 assists with 15-points respectively. Hopefully the Jazz can keep their winning streak alive as they make their way to the playoffs.