Jazz 95 - 85 Bulls
Final
  for this game

Bulls put home record to the test against Jazz

Jan 20, 2007 - 4:29 PM Utah (26-14) at Chicago (23-17) 8:30 pm EST

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls close a five-game homestand on Saturday when they host the first-place Utah Jazz.

The Bulls are 17-5 at home this season. They started the homestand with an 86-83 loss to the New Jersey Nets on January 11, but followed with three straight wins.

Chicago posted a 99-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Andres Nocioni led the Bulls with 21 points, Ben Gordon scored 20 and Luol Deng added 19.

Nocioni scored just 12 points in a 99-87 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

The Jazz, the Northwest Division leader, aim for their third straight win after they downed the Toronto Raptors, 102-94, on Friday. Mehmet Okur, who is averaging 16.1 points per game this season, led the Jazz with 27 points, his third-highest output of the season.

Okur's high of 38 points came in a 114-111 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. The center is averaging 29.0 points in his last three contests.








  • NBA
    UTAH 95
    CHICAGO 85 FINAL

    Jan 20 11:04 PM


  • NBA
    END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    UTAH 22 20 25 67
    CHICAGO 17 21 24 62 END 3RD QTR
    HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER
    UTH - MEHMET OKUR 16, CARLOS BOOZER 13, DERON
    WILLIAMS 12
    CHI - KIRK HINRICH 21, BEN GORDON 16, BEN
    WALLACE 7

    Jan 20 10:26 PM


  • NBA
    UTAH 42
    CHICAGO 38 HALFTIME

    Jan 20 9:36 PM


  • NBA
    END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    UTAH 22 22
    CHICAGO 17 17 END 1ST QTR
    HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER
    UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 8, MEHMET OKUR 5, ANDREI
    KIRILENKO 4
    CHI - BEN GORDON 5, KIRK HINRICH 4, LUOL DENG
    4

    Jan 20 9:03 PM

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