Jazz beat Rockets for 2-0 series lead (AP)

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 Jazz beat Rockets for 2-0 series lead (AP)
Tracy McGrady disappeared again in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz took a commanding lead in their playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Deron Williams shrugged off an ankle injury and scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Rockets 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. [link]

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The Utah Jazz’s AK-47 is Locked and Loaded
Published 4/22/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... Rockets, a win that essentially ended the series. If you missed the game, didn’t see any highlights, and just picked up the paper this morning to check out the stats, you might look at the former All-Star’s stats and think he had an off night. In 34 minutes, the lanky Russian was 1-8 FG for just 3 points along with 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Nothing spectacular, right? Ask Tracy McGrady how Kirilenko played. Well, actually, maybe he’s not the best person to ask: T-Mac is still fuming over what he perceived was a flop late in the game that basically sealed ...

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