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TORONTO (AP) -- Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors took
advantage of the "bored" Utah Jazz.
|  | | Jazz forward Karl Malone played only eight minutes during a scoreless second half on Tuesday. |
Carter scored 33 points Tuesday night and the Raptors held Karl
Malone scoreless in the second half to beat Utah 103-95.
Malone, who played just 26 minutes, was held to 12 points and
four rebounds. After missing his first three shots of the third
quarter, Malone was benched for the remainder of the period. He
played only four minutes in the fourth.
"People don't pay to come watch the players look bored," Utah
coach Jerry Sloan said. "I'm sorry to say this but we looked sad
to be here. I don't care what names were out on the floor. I was
looking for someone who wants to play. We came down and shot the
ball like a cannon."
Sloan benched John Stockton two minutes after he sat Malone.
Stockton played just 10 minutes in the second half.
"Go ask them why they can't play hard," Sloan said to
reporters. "I think they're all healthy -- as far as I know."
Carter scored 12 points as the Raptors outscored the Jazz 26-15
in the third quarter. Utah made just two of 20 shots from the field
in the period.
After Carter made a 3-pointer with 3:33 left in the quarter,
Davis followed with a 14-foot jumper to give Toronto a 20-point
lead.
The Jazz are in the midst of their longest road trip of the
season, playing six games in nine days, but Sloan didn't care.
"We're having practice tomorrow, not a shootaround. I don't
care about fatigue," Sloan said.
Malone was not impressed.
"I've missed more than three shots before," Malone said. "I'm
just a player on this team. I've been playing for 16 years and
there'll be one or two games where I don't play a lot."
Carter gave Toronto a 14-point lead with 1:41 remaining on a
spectacular reverse layup and a free throw for a three-point play.
Donyell Marshall scored 24 points for the Jazz.
Antonio Davis had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors, who
never trailed.
"I'll never understand Jerry Sloan," Davis said. "It was good
for us to have them on the bench."
Carter scored 11 and Mark Jackson 10 as the Raptors led 54-49 at
the half. The Raptors made five of their 10 3-point attempts in the
first half.
Game notes
Stockton scored 12 points in 26 minutes. ... Carter has
received 291,551 votes for the All-Star game so far, about 8,000
more than Shaquille O'Neal. ... Malone played just eight minutes in
the second half. .. Utah's Olden Polynice played his 1,000th NBA
game. .. Toronto's Morris Peterson did not dress because of a
sprained right ankle and a sprained right big toe. Peterson is
questionable for Wednesday's game at Indiana. ... Before the game,
Oakley recited a poem about himself and Malone. "There ain't
nothing left but to win a ring. We're searching for the same thing
and hopefully we'll get it before we retire. We still got some
legs, they ain't jumping legs, but we got legs," Oakley said. ...
The Jazz play three road games in the next four days.
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Utah Clubhouse
Toronto Clubhouse
RECAPS
Toronto 103
Utah 95
Atlanta 87
New York 77
LA Lakers 81
Miami 79
Indiana 90
Chicago 85
San Antonio 86
Houston 79
Detroit 89
Phoenix 84
Golden State 120
Minnesota 99
Sacramento 106
Washington 72
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Vince Carter Official Site
Mark Jackson Official Site
Lenny Wilkens Official Site
Karl Malone Official Site
Bryon Russell Official Site
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