Bulls 106-98 Jazz (21 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

17-12, 7-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	29	23	27	19	98
CHI	27	24	27	28	106

Chicago Bulls

13-14, 10-3 home

106

Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Aaron Gray makes tip shot
Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng misses layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes layup
Ben Gordon misses 13-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Ben Gordon makes two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes dunk (Luol Deng assists)
C.J. Miles blocks Luol Deng's layup
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 21-foot jumper
Matt Harpring blocks Thabo Sefolosha's 22-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Lindsey Hunter misses layup
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Andres Nocioni makes driving dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes two point shot
Derrick Rose makes 20-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses layup
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Luol Deng makes layup
Derrick Rose makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Derrick Rose misses 22-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Lindsey Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 9-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Andres Nocioni assists)
Derrick Rose makes 8-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap blocks Aaron Gray's layup
Aaron Gray misses two point shot
Luol Deng misses tip shot
Mehmet Okur blocks Luol Deng's layup
Luol Deng misses layup
Derrick Rose misses 8-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Ben Gordon makes two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 16-foot jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 7-foot running jumper
Derrick Rose makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Derrick Rose misses 63-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses two point shot
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
Derrick Rose makes layup
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 5-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 19-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Derrick Rose misses two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Andres Nocioni's 5-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 6-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Deron Williams makes two point shot
Deron Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes layup
C.J. Miles makes two point shot
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 18-foot two point shot
Ronnie Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 22-foot jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Ben Gordon blocks Brevin Knight's layup
Brevin Knight makes 18-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 7-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses tip shot
C.J. Miles misses 18-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses layup
Matt Harpring misses two point shot
Ronnie Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 21-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Paul Millsap makes 16-foot jumper (Kyle Korver assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Matt Harpring's layup
Paul Millsap makes 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 15-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes dunk (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 18-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 20-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 23-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Mehmet Okur misses tip shot
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes two point shot
Kyle Korver makes 19-foot two point shot (Mehmet Okur assists)
Ronnie Brewer misses 19-foot two point shot
Kyle Korver misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup
Mehmet Okur misses layup
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Paul Millsap misses jumper
Deron Williams makes 21-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Mehmet Okur misses layup
Aaron Gray blocks Ronnie Brewer's layup
Paul Millsap makes layup
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Deron Williams misses dunk
C.J. Miles makes 8-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes slam dunk (Paul Millsap assists)
Mehmet Okur makes layup (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes 15-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
C.J. Miles makes 5-foot running jumper
Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Korver misses 16-foot jumper
C.J. Miles makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur makes dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 19-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes 9-foot two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot
Kyle Korver misses two point shot
Deron Williams misses 14-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (C.J. Miles assists)
Deron Williams misses layup
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses layup
Mehmet Okur makes 6-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 23-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 22-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses layup
Deron Williams misses three point jumper

JAZZ

BULLS

TIME		UTAH	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mehmet Okur vs. Aaron Gray (Derrick Rose gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)	2	0
11:11	Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
11:11	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	2	0
10:56	Deron Williams makes two point shot	4	0
10:41	Derrick Rose misses layup	4	0
10:41	Chicago offensive rebound	4	0
10:37	Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper	4	0
10:37	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	4	0
10:30	Deron Williams misses 21-foot jumper	4	0
10:30	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	4	0
10:29	Aaron Gray shooting foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)	4	0
10:29	Mehmet Okur makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
10:29	Mehmet Okur makes free throw 2 of 2	6	0
10:18	Derrick Rose misses layup	6	0
10:18	Aaron Gray offensive rebound	6	0
10:17	Aaron Gray makes tip shot	6	2
9:56	Mehmet Okur makes 17-foot jumper	8	2
9:45	Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	8	4
9:22	Deron Williams bad pass (Luol Deng steals)	8	4
9:17	Luol Deng misses layup	8	4
9:15	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	8	4
9:11	Deron Williams makes layup	10	4
9:11	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	10	4
9:11	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	11	4
9:00	Paul Millsap personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	11	4
8:55	Ben Gordon lost ball (C.J. Miles steals)	11	4
8:51	C.J. Miles makes two point shot	13	4
8:49	Chicago full timeout	13	4
8:26	Andres Nocioni bad pass	13	4
8:11	Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Deron Williams assists)	15	4
7:56	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	15	6
7:37	Mehmet Okur misses 18-foot two point shot	15	6
7:35	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	15	6
7:26	Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper	15	6
7:26	Aaron Gray offensive rebound	15	6
7:24	Aaron Gray makes layup	15	8
7:11	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	15	8
7:11	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	16	8
7:11	Larry Hughes enters the game for Derrick Rose	16	8
7:11	Deron Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	17	8
7:01	Ben Gordon misses 13-foot jumper	17	8
7:00	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	17	8
6:48	Ronnie Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	19	8
6:31	Andres Nocioni makes three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)	19	11
6:15	Paul Millsap offensive foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	19	11
6:15	Paul Millsap turnover	19	11
6:15	Andrei Kirilenko enters the game for Paul Millsap	19	11
6:09	Deron Williams shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	19	11
6:09	Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	19	11
6:09	Chicago offensive rebound	19	11
6:09	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Aaron Gray	19	11
6:09	Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	19	12
5:54	Mehmet Okur 3 second	19	12
5:46	Ben Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot	19	14
5:46	Deron Williams shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	19	14
5:46	Brevin Knight enters the game for Deron Williams	19	14
5:46	Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1	19	15
5:26	Andrei Kirilenko makes 22-foot jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)	21	15
5:13	Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper	21	18
4:52	Ronnie Brewer makes jumper (Brevin Knight assists)	23	18
4:41	Luol Deng makes two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	23	20
4:31	Mehmet Okur lost ball (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	23	20
4:28	Ben Gordon makes two point shot	23	22
4:03	Ben Gordon blocks Brevin Knight's layup	23	22
4:00	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	23	22
3:54	Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	22
3:53	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	23	22
3:35	Brevin Knight makes 18-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)	25	22
3:23	Thabo Sefolosha misses 17-foot jumper	25	22
3:20	Brevin Knight defensive rebound	25	22
3:04	Andrei Kirilenko misses 7-foot jumper	25	22
3:02	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	25	22
3:02	Mehmet Okur misses tip shot	25	22
3:01	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	25	22
2:59	C.J. Miles shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	25	22
2:59	Utah full timeout	25	22
2:59	Matt Harpring enters the game for Mehmet Okur	25	22
2:59	Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2	25	22
2:59	Chicago offensive rebound	25	22
2:59	Luol Deng makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
2:40	C.J. Miles misses 18-foot jumper	25	23
2:39	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	25	23
2:32	Ben Gordon makes driving layup	25	25
2:15	Ronnie Brewer bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	25	25
2:09	Thabo Sefolosha makes dunk (Luol Deng assists)	25	27
1:52	Thabo Sefolosha personal foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)	25	27
1:52	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Ben Gordon	25	27
1:37	Brevin Knight misses layup	25	27
1:36	Matt Harpring offensive rebound	25	27
1:34	Matt Harpring misses two point shot	25	27
1:31	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	25	27
1:19	C.J. Miles blocks Luol Deng's layup	25	27
1:16	Matt Harpring defensive rebound	25	27
1:15	Lindsey Hunter personal foul (Matt Harpring draws the foul)	25	27
1:15	Matt Harpring makes free throw 1 of 2	26	27
1:15	Matt Harpring makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
59.9	Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	27
58.9	Thabo Sefolosha offensive rebound	27	27
46.9	Thabo Sefolosha bad pass (Andrei Kirilenko steals)	27	27
43.4	Larry Hughes shooting foul (C.J. Miles draws the foul)	27	27
43.4	C.J. Miles makes free throw 1 of 2	28	27
43.4	C.J. Miles makes free throw 2 of 2	29	27
29.9	Lindsey Hunter misses 21-foot jumper	29	27
27.5	C.J. Miles defensive rebound	29	27
4.8	Ronnie Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	27
2.6	Utah defensive rebound	29	27
0.1	Matt Harpring blocks Thabo Sefolosha's 22-foot jumper	29	27
0.0	Chicago offensive rebound	29	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	27

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 3-0

Bulls
101
Jazz
100

Game 1

25/11

Bulls
101
Jazz
100

Game 2

25/11

Jazz
98
Bulls
106

Game 3

21/12

Jazz
98
Bulls
106

Game 4

21/12

United Center

1:30 AM, 21 December 2008

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 22,046

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	17	1	.944	-	W2
Milwaukee	8	9	.471	8.5	W4
Indiana	8	10	.444	9	W2
Detroit	8	11	.421	9.5	W1
Chicago	7	11	.389	10	L1

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CHI leads 3-0

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