{"id":297320,"date":"2011-03-10T04:15:24","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T04:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/10\/jefferson-has-34-jazz-rally-by-raptors-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-10T04:15:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T04:15:24","slug":"jefferson-has-34-jazz-rally-by-raptors-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/10\/jefferson-has-34-jazz-rally-by-raptors-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson has 34, Jazz rally by Raptors (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO (AP)\u2014Al Jefferson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 34 points, including a game-winning layup
\nat the buzzer, and the Utah Jazz<\/a> rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Toronto
\n96-94 on Wednesday, extending their winning streak over the Raptors to 12 games.<\/p>\n

C.J. Miles<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Devin Harris<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> each scored 23 points for Utah, which has not
\nlost to the Raptors since a 98-86 defeat in Toronto on Dec. 22, 2004.<\/p>\n

DeMar DeRozan<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 17 points and Sonny Weems<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 16 as Toronto lost for
\nthe fifth time in six games.<\/p>\n

Jose Calderon<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 14 points and Ed Davis<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 12 for the Raptors.<\/p>\n

The Jazz, who had lost nine of 11 entering the game, trailed 86-72 with 8:21
\nto play before turning it around behind 10 fourth quarter points from Miles,
\nincluding back-to-back 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

A jump shot by Weems put the Raptors up by 14 before consecutive baskets
\nfrom Miles sparked the Utah comeback.<\/p>\n

After a basket from Leandro Barbosa<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> consecutive 3-pointers from Earl Watson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nand Harris trimmed it to 88-82 with 5:00 remaining.<\/p>\n

Weems made a pair of free throws but Miles hit 3s on back-to-back trips,
\ncutting it to 90-88 with 3:25 to play.<\/p>\n

DeRozan made one of two from the line but a driving layup from Harris and a
\nrebound and layup by Jefferson gave Utah a 92-91 lead. After Calderon missed a
\n3, Jefferson hit a turnaround jumper, putting the Jazz up 94-91 with a minute to
\nplay.<\/p>\n

Barbosa\u2019s 3 tied it with 43 seconds left, but Jefferson won it with a
\nbuzzer-beating layup.<\/p>\n

The Jazz started walking off the floor in celebration before the referees
\ncalled them back to review the play. The basket was ruled good and the game was
\nover.<\/p>\n

Paul Millsap<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (left knee) and Andrei Kirilenko<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (back), who both left Monday\u2019s
\nloss at New York, did not start for Utah. Rookie Jeremy Evans<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> made his first
\ncareer start in place of Millsap, with Miles taking Kirilenko\u2019s spot.<\/p>\n

The injury-ravaged Jazz were also without Francisco Elson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (left knee),
\nMehmet Okur<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (back) and Ronnie Price<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (right foot).<\/p>\n

Kyrylo Fesenko<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who had missed four of the previous six games with a sore
\nback, returned to Utah\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n

Toronto was without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who was away from the
\nteam with flulike symptoms. Davis started in Bargnani\u2019s place.<\/p>\n

Toronto\u2019s Reggie Evans<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who had 11 rebounds, returned to the lineup for the
\nfirst time since suffering a broken bone in his right foot in a Nov. 26 loss at
\nBoston.<\/p>\n

Toronto lost Amir Johnson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to a sprained left ankle midway through the first
\nquarter when he landed on Utah\u2019s Derrick Favors<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and fell to the ground in pain.
\nJohnson was evaluated at the half, but did not return.<\/p>\n

Miles scored 11 points in the first and Jefferson added 10 as the Jazz
\novercame an early seven-point deficit to lead 31-26 after 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

Toronto took the lead with a 17-7 run to start the second before Utah
\nrecovered, with the Jazz holding a narrow 52-50 lead at the half. DeRozan and
\nWeems each scored seven points in the second for the Raptors.<\/p>\n

The Jazz missed 10 of 11 shots over the final five minutes of the third,
\nwith Toronto using a 14-2 run over that span to take a 78-70 lead into the
\nfourth.<\/p>\n

Notes: Jefferson had eight rebounds. \u2026 Utah F Marcus Cousins, who signed a
\n10-day contract Tuesday, made his Jazz debut but didn\u2019t even have a name
\nstitched on the back of his jersey. \u2026 Raptors C Alexis Ajinca<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (right knee) did
\nnot play. \u2026 Toronto assigned C Solomon Alabi<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to Erie of the D-League. \u2026 The
\nRaptors, in their 16th season, had never faced a Jazz team coached by anyone
\nother than Jerry Sloan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Continued here:
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