I couldn’t find any stats to back it up, but it seems like the second quarter is always the worst for the Jazz.  The Jazz shooting percentage is down to 56% at the half.  The Spurs are shooting an amazingly low 39%.  But the Jazz have just a 51-50 lead, mainly in part to the Spurs going 12-13 from the stripe and making 4 more threes.  If you’re Sloan, you have to be satisfied (well, maybe Sloan is never satisfied).  Outside of the spawn of Argentina’s 20, the D is looking good.  But even that has come on 6-14 shooting.  He’s gone to the line 7 times, making them all.

So now that they’ve weathered the second quarter storm, let’s hope they can return to first quarter form for the rest of the game.

• Talk about being in the right place at the right time.  Robert Horry with 7 rings.
• 9:15 - Jacque Vaughn is having nightmares
• CJ Miles coming in early in a big game?  Has anyone taken Sloan’s temperature recently?
• 7:55 - CJ! Feeling it!
• Sloan has to be happy with the number of three pointers and jump shots that the Spurs are taking.
• The only thing keeping the Spurs close, 5-11 on three-point shots.
• 5:00 - Nothing falling for the Jazz
• 3:09 - Boozer finally gets a put-back
• Surprise stat of the night?  No flops.
• Is Sloan’s hair slicked?  Looks like he put a little something extra into it.
• 2:42 - Memo with the charge, looks like Oberto was in the circle
• Unfortunately, Manu cutting his hair hasn’t taken away his powers.
• Who else thought that last three was going in for the Spurs?
• Got to like the shot chart: