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Cardiac Jazz Oust Blazers Late
By Brad James
Published on February 21, 2010 at 11:28PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Carlos Boozer amassed 22 points and 23 rebounds and made a clutch shot to force overtime while the Utah Jazz ultimately prevailed over the Portland Trail Blazers, 93-89 Sunday at the Rose Garden in NBA action. The Jazz were in dire straits midway through the 3rd Quarter as they trailed 64-39. Nevertheless, Utah, despite the absences of Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko, refused to quit and managed to pull out a thrilling comeback. Deron Williams (18 points, 12 assists) also made several key plays down the stretch to lead Utah to their 13th win in 14 games as they improved to 36-19. Brandon Roy had 23 points in the loss for the Trail Blazers, who fell to 32-26. In other NBA action Sunday, Orlando overpowered Cleveland, 101-95, Denver busted Boston, 114-105, Detroit waxed San Antonio, 109-101 in overtime, Memphis gashed New Jersey, 104-94, New Orleans stung Houston, 102-94, Oklahoma City tripped up Minnesota, 109-102 and Golden State humbled Atlanta, 108-104.