Trail Blazers 96-91 Jazz (28 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

16-15, 6-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	20	25	21	30	96
UTAH	27	20	19	25	91

Utah Jazz

21-10, 11-6 home

Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Raja Bell assists)
Paul Millsap makes 4-foot running jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Paul Millsap's layup
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup
Deron Williams makes 4-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes 15-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 14-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles makes jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
C.J. Miles misses 6-foot running jumper
C.J. Miles makes layup
Dante Cunningham blocks Earl Watson's driving layup
Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes three point jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses driving layup
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 4-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Paul Millsap misses 20-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses driving layup
Paul Millsap misses 15-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Marcus Camby blocks Paul Millsap's layup
Al Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes 17-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes 19-foot running jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Andrei Kirilenko's layup
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Paul Millsap misses layup
C.J. Miles makes three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles misses 8-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Earl Watson makes two point shot
C.J. Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses layup
C.J. Miles misses two point shot
Dante Cunningham blocks C.J. Miles's layup
Gordon Hayward misses three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes jumper
Paul Millsap misses 6-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses layup
Gordon Hayward misses two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Gordon Hayward misses layup
Nicolas Batum blocks Deron Williams's driving layup
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes dunk
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Deron Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward misses 16-foot running jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 20-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Wesley Matthews's layup
Raja Bell blocks Wesley Matthews's layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 6-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Marcus Camby misses two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes tip shot
Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 19-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews makes running jumper
Patrick Mills makes three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Patrick Mills misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 17-foot jumper (Sean Marks assists)
Dante Cunningham makes jumper (Patrick Mills assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 11-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses 18-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Mills assists)
Wesley Matthews makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Dante Cunningham makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Marcus Camby misses 12-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 3-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 13-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 2-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Andre Miller misses jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 1-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 5-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 14-foot jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 6-foot running jumper
Dante Cunningham misses jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Paul Millsap blocks Wesley Matthews's driving layup
Andre Miller makes 17-foot jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Andre Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper
Patrick Mills misses 18-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 2-foot two point shot (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Rudy Fernandez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Patrick Mills makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 19-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 11-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes 8-foot jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 8-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap blocks Andre Miller's layup
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
Andre Miller makes layup (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Andre Miller makes 19-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 12-foot jumper

TRAIL BLAZERS

JAZZ

TIME		POR	UTAH
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Al Jefferson (Andre Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:41	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Raja Bell assists)	0	2
11:06	Wesley Matthews misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:04	Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound	0	2
10:42	Paul Millsap makes 4-foot running jumper (Deron Williams assists)	0	4
10:26	Paul Millsap shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	0	4
10:26	LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2	0	4
10:26	Portland offensive team rebound	0	4
10:26	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2	1	4
10:15	Deron Williams bad pass	1	4
10:04	Andre Miller offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	1	4
10:04	Andre Miller turnover	1	4
9:42	Marcus Camby blocks Paul Millsap's layup	1	4
9:40	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	1	4
9:27	Andrei Kirilenko blocks Wesley Matthews's layup	1	4
9:26	Wesley Matthews offensive rebound	1	4
9:26	Raja Bell blocks Wesley Matthews's layup	1	4
9:22	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	1	4
9:17	Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper	1	4
9:15	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	1	4
9:07	Nicolas Batum bad pass	1	4
8:53	Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper	1	4
8:52	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	1	4
8:38	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 6-foot jumper	1	4
8:38	Portland defensive team rebound	1	4
8:38	Marcus Camby loose ball foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)	1	4
8:21	Paul Millsap bad pass (Andre Miller steals)	1	4
8:15	LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup	3	4
8:03	Deron Williams lost ball (Marcus Camby steals)	3	4
8:02	Wesley Matthews double dribble	3	4
7:48	LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Al Jefferson's layup	3	4
7:43	Andre Miller defensive rebound	3	4
7:39	Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)	5	4
7:22	LaMarcus Aldridge personal foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	5	4
7:16	Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)	5	6
7:01	Marcus Camby misses two point shot	5	6
6:58	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	5	6
6:48	Al Jefferson makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)	5	8
6:48	Andre Miller shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	5	8
6:48	Patrick Mills enters the game for Andre Miller	5	8
6:48	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1	5	9
6:33	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot jumper	5	9
6:31	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	7	9
6:31	Marcus Camby makes tip shot	7	9
6:20	Patrick Mills personal foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	7	9
6:09	Paul Millsap makes two point shot	7	11
5:47	Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	11
5:47	Portland offensive team rebound	7	11
5:47	Utah full timeout	7	11
5:39	Wesley Matthews misses 19-foot jumper	7	11
5:37	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	7	11
5:20	Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper	7	11
5:18	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	7	11
5:05	Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)	9	11
4:54	Andrei Kirilenko makes layup	9	13
4:35	Wesley Matthews makes running jumper	11	13
4:18	Deron Williams makes 4-foot two point shot	11	15
4:05	Paul Millsap shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	11	15
4:05	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Wesley Matthews	11	15
4:05	Mehmet Okur enters the game for Paul Millsap	11	15
4:05	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2	12	15
4:05	LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2	12	15
4:05	Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound	12	15
3:47	Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)	12	15
3:47	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2	12	16
3:47	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
3:29	Patrick Mills makes three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)	15	17
3:04	Mehmet Okur makes 15-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	15	19
2:48	Patrick Mills misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:47	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	15	19
2:31	Deron Williams bad pass	15	19
2:31	Portland full timeout	15	19
2:31	Francisco Elson enters the game for Al Jefferson	15	19
2:31	C.J. Miles enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko	15	19
2:31	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Marcus Camby	15	19
2:20	Patrick Mills double dribble	15	19
2:00	Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:00	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	15	19
1:50	Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	19
1:47	Dante Cunningham offensive rebound	15	19
1:47	Francisco Elson shooting foul (Dante Cunningham draws the foul)	15	19
1:47	Dante Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2	15	19
1:47	Portland offensive team rebound	15	19
1:47	Sean Marks enters the game for LaMarcus Aldridge	15	19
1:47	Dante Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
1:27	C.J. Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper	16	22
1:13	Rudy Fernandez turnover	16	22
57.8	Mehmet Okur makes 14-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)	16	24
40.4	Dante Cunningham makes 17-foot jumper (Sean Marks assists)	18	24
34.4	Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper	18	27
21.6	Dante Cunningham makes jumper (Patrick Mills assists)	20	27
0.8	Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper	20	27
0.0	Utah offensive team rebound	20	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Jazz
103
Trail Blazers
94

Game 1

21/11

Trail Blazers
96
Jazz
91

Game 2

28/12

Jazz
89
Trail Blazers
100

Game 3

31/12

Trail Blazers
98
Jazz
87

Game 4

8/4

Delta Center

2:00 AM, 28 December 2010

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 19,911

Referees:
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Leon Wood
Marc Davis

Team	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	0	.000	-	-
Portland	0	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	0	.000	-	-
Utah	0	.000	-	-
Denver	1	.000	0.5	L1

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