A little late, but let’s get going.

• 9:00 - If you had the first Boozer “Aaaaahhhhhhhh!” at the nine minute mark, please collect your prize.
• 7:24 - It’s the Chicago 1st ward against the Salt Lake 14th ward.  Nobody’s hitting anything.  It looks like a bunch of Deacons out there.  Jazz and Bulls a combined 2-15.
• 6:14 - CJ for three.  He’s making his case as well.
• The Jazz should be blowing the Bulls out by now.  This is classic “Jazz playing down to the level of their opponent” play.
• 4:26  TO by CJ.  Will Sloan let him live so see any more minutes?
• 3:05 - Ugly shot by Wallace.  He gets paid how much?
• 2:21 - Who’s coming in for Willie?
• 1:40 - Nocioni banked that?  He was parallel with the backboard.
• 1:35 - Looks like it’s still Hart.  Hell.

2nd Quarter

• 10:38 - Bulls 10-0 run.  I blame Hart.
• 10:10 - Jazz shooting 33%.  Sweet.
• 8:43 - KK ties it up with a three - 31 all
• 7:29 - Pick up your prize if you have 7:29 for Boozer’s first “AND-1!” call.
• 6:38 - Korver with some great 2 on 1 defense.  He prevents the fast break layup.
• 5:52 - Booze picks up his third foul.  He gets called for the hook.  Must be channeling Carmelo.  Except the Jazz get called on those.
• 4:50 - Millsap converts the three point play.  41-37 Jazz.
• The Bulls seem to be a strictly one-on-one team.  I don’t see any passing or movement.
• You know how the fade-away jump shot is impossible to defend?  Joe Smith was falling away (Millsap was guarding), AK came over late and still blocked Smith.
• 2:43 - Jazz go zone.
• 2:18 - KK fails at the Harpring patented “catch the ball in the air and shot the reverse without touching the floor” shot.
• 1:04 - Utah ladies gasp as KK gets knocked to the floor.
• 1:00 - Ugly game, Jazz still have ten point lead, 47-37.

Halftime

Jazz lead 49-39.  It’s been ugly though.  They’re only shooting 40%.  The Bulls are shooting 42.  The difference has been the Jazz shooting 15-17 at the line compared to the Bulls lousy 4-12.  Nobody is having a good game.  Okur and Boozer are a dcent 3-5 & 3-6 respectively.  Korver is 1-6 and Williams is 3-8.  Let’s hope they put this one away in the third.  There’s no reason for the starters to be out there for this game.  We’ll see though.  The Bulls put away the Warriors a couple nights ago.  I guess they play with the nothing to lose attitude.

The biggest story I think is Pace & Thurl’s comments on the 98 finals and the Jordan push-off.  They both stated that it wasn’t a foul.  More on this after the game.  Traitors.

Third Quarter

• The fans over at Blog a Bull are commenting on the game
• Man, the Bulls don’t draw the crowds like they use to.  Just goes to show how many fair-weather fans they had.
• 10:09 - Booze picks up his fourth.  Jazz up 12.
• 9:20 - Man, they’re laying bricks out there tonight.  They’re going to crack the rim.
• 8:27 - Williams to AK alley-oop dunk.  Jazz up 57-43.  TO Chicago.
• 7:04 - Duhon lays out Williams and there’s no call. 
• 5:40 - Joe Smith brings the Bulls back within 7.
• 5:30 - CJ will the oop from Williams and the foul!
• Bricks the free throw.
• You’re right Danielle, this is a pretty boring game.  Those two oops to AK and CJ have livened things up a bit.  Let’s just hope it’s a boring win.
• 4:42 - Millsap fouls Smith on a jumper.  3-point play by Smith cuts it to 6.  61-55.
• 4:00 - Wallace, shooting 40% from the line, nails two.  Amazing.
• 3:44 - Phenomenal defensive play by Williams on the fast break.  Great swat.
• 3:35 - Millsap gets his fourth foul.  AK comes back in at the 4 with Booze and Millsap out.  63-59 Jazz.
• 2:09 - Jazz with only a 4 point lead, 65-61.  TO.  Price will be in.
• 1:52 - Two more FTs from the Bulls.  Now just two point lead.
• 1:30 - AK just may save us in this game.
• :38 - Jazz two-for-one.  Price gets to the rim and scores.  See you Hart.
• :6.6 - AK with the block on Smith for a shot clock violation
• :1.6 - Price puts the final nail in Hart’s coffin with a three at the buzzer.  That pushes the lead back to 7.

Price scores the final 5 points to give the Jazz a bit of a cushion.  We’ll be able to see Booze and Millsap back in.  The Jazz seem to be looking past these last two games for the All-star break.

Fourth Quarter

• 11:32 - Price with the steal!  Loses it right back.
• 10:59 - Breakaway Price dunk!
• 10:23 - Boozer jumper to push it back to 76-65.
• I’ve been a Sloan defender for the most part, but if we see Hart again, I can’t defend that.  What Price brings and what Hart brings is night and day.  Hart should only see time with Williams in foul trouble and Price and AK are out.
• 9:49 - Korver gets in on the alley action.  Throws a sweet pass to AK for the dunk.
• 9:05 - Another Price 3!!!!!!
• 8:17 - Boozer gets another and-1.  Perfect pick and roll from Price.
• 8:07 - Williams will check back in at the next dead ball. Price should get a huge O.
• 7:07 - Price stays in.  KK out.  Sloan has heard the fan.
• My web host just went down.  Sweet.  See you on the other side.
• 4:48 - Bulls not going away.  They’re playing hard still.  Jazz still up 88-78.
• 3:43 - Price is playing D on someone trying to post him up.  Can’t tell who.  Thabo?
• 3:30 - Jazz up 92-78 on Williams layup.  The Jazz should be able to hold on.
• Just got back up.  5 minutes of downtime.  Someone must have kicked the plug on the server or switch because my web hosts site was down too.
• Portland just lost again.  We’ll go up four on them.  Where’s your Roy now?
• Price is human.  Misses a three.
• 1:51 - Hammer dunk Booze.
• :50 - Memo trying to crack the rim.  That’s like the third in a row off the front of the iron.
• :26.3 - Jazz up 94-85.  Let’s call this one.
• :12.2 - Chick dig the free throws.  Or maybe just KK.

A win is a win even when a win is ugly.  The Jazz won’t start another streak with play like this though.  We have the final game Wed against @Seattle.  Recap coming.