Utah Jazz: Harpring says he just plays hard — not dirty

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First Cup: Wednesday
Published 4/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... windmill. The Rockets' brass has the Olympic Tower. At least that's how Rockets players have come to view efforts to influence those at the NBA's New York headquarters. As the bosses on the Toyota Center's third floor have prepared the DVDs and sent them to the NBA to point out what they consider officiating 'issues' in their first-round series against the Utah Jazz, players said don't bother. 'Don't send tape,' Tracy McGrady said. 'We just got to go out and play. It's not helping.'" ...

The Internets are alive: Jazz at Rockets, Game 5
Published 4/30/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... be in Houston. Fact is, the Jazz shouldn't have let it get to this point. They led two games to none after shocking Houston on its home court. The series could have been over, and most experts predicted it was. Now it's getting dicey. The Jazz are playing poorly — try 36 percent shooting — and their All-Star forward, Carlos Boozer, is still AWOL. In five games he has scored 20 points only once. In the other games he scored 13, 15, 14 and 19." Tim Buckley, Deseret News: "... with the Houston Rockets complaining ...