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SPT51204-A-E S4 -Composite Proof 12403 0:00 0:00 Red Black 4E FSPT5I2040E4 RSPTI2040E4 Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution PRO BASKETBALL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Pistons 87, Heat 73 FG FT RB Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS MIAMI UUUUIIIIIIu Haslem 24 0-3 0-0 2-6 1 0 0 Odom 43 11-31 0-1 6-14 2 6 22 Grant 32 2-9 0-0 3-7 0 3 4 Wade 41 6-9 3-3 4-7 4 3 15 Jones 33 3-17 2-4 0-3 1 3 9 Walker 11 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 Woods 20 3-4 0-2 6-8 0 1 6 Alston 33 5-15 2-2 0-4 5 5 15 JWallace 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Totals 240 31-92 7-12 23-51 13 25 73 Percentages: FG .337, FT .583. 3-Point Goals: 4-22, .182 (Alston 3-8, Jones 1-9, Wade 0-1, Odom 0-4). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 16 (17 PTS).

Blocked Shots: 6 (Woods 2, Jones, Grant, Alston, Odom). Turnovers: 16 (Odom 6, Wade 4, Alston 2, Jones, Grant, Haslem, Woods). Steals: 5 (Alston 2, Grant, Odom, Wade). Technical Fouls: Odom, 7:11 fourth. FG FT RB DETROIT Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Prince 37 4-10 5-5 0-11 3 0 13 BWallace 43 4-12 2-4 8-21 3 5 10 Okur 28 5-11 7-8 6-12 0 0 17 RHamilton 36 6-16 6-7 2-2 2 2 18 Billups 39 4-12 7-7 0-2 3 3 16 Sura 15 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 Davis 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Williamson 23 4-12 0-0 2-3 1 5 8 Fowlkes 14 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 4 2 Ham 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 29-81 28-33 19-54 15 21 87 Percentages: FG .358, FT .848.

3-Point Goals: 1-6, .167 (Billups 1-2, Sura 0-1, Fowlkes 0-1, Prince 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 11 (7 PTS). Blocked Shots: 14 (B.Wallace 6, Okur 5, Prince 2, Fowlkes). Turnovers: 11 (B.Wallace 3, R.Hamilton 3, Okur 2, Williamson, Billups, Fowlkes).

Steals: 8 (R.Hamilton 3, Sura 2, Williamson, Okur, Fowlkes). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 5:41 third; Williamson, 8:50 fourth. BOX SCORES Raptors 105, Celtics 95 FG FT RB BOSTON Mill M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Pierce 41 7-20 8-9 1-9 9 2 23 Baker 32 8-16 1-1 2-8 3 2 17 Blount 40 4-7 2-2 1-5 0 3 10 Welsch 27 4-7 0-0 0-3 5 1 8 James 30 3-6 0-0 0-5 1 2 7 Banks 18 5-6 1-1 0-3 3 1 11 KBrown 11 1-2 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 LaFrentz 20 5-11 0-0 2-6 0 2 10 EWilliams 14 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 Jones 4 1-1 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 McCarty 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Totals 240 40-79 12-15 8-44 23 15 95 Percentages: FG .506, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 3-11, .273 (McCarty 1-1, James 1-2, Pierce 1-5, K.Brown 0-1, LaFrentz 0-1, Welsch 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4.

Team Turnovers: 16 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Blount 2, LaFrentz). Turnovers: 16 (Pierce 5, Baker 4, Banks 3, K.Brown 2, E.Williams, Blount). Steals: 4 (Pierce 2, McCarty, E.Williams). Technical Fouls: None.

FG FT RB TORONTO Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Carter 39 8-18 2-2 1-5 10 3 21 Marshall 38 7-14 2-2 0-8 3 3 21 Bosh 38 7-14 2-2 5-8 1 1 16 AWilliams 37 5-12 5-6 1-1 3 2 18 Rose 36 3-9 1-4 2-5 5 1 9 Baxter 18 2-8 1-4 4-9 0 1 5 Peterson 20 4-7 3-3 0-2 2 1 15 Curry 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 Palacio 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bateer 1 0-0 0-0 1-10 1 0 Moiso 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Murray 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 36-85 16-23 14-39 25 15 105 Percentages: FG .424, FT .696. 3-Point Goals: 17-24, .708 (Marshall 5-6, Peterson 4-6, A.Williams 3-4, Carter 3-6, Rose 2-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 13 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Carter, Bosh, Marshall).

Turnovers: 12 (A.Williams 3, Curry 2, Rose 2, Baxter 2, Carter, Peterson, Palacio). Steals: 8 (Carter 2, Peterson 2, Marshall 2, Baxter 2). Technical Fouls: Rose, 10:28 fourth. Boston 27 16 26 26 95 Toronto 23 28 28 26 -105 Attend: 18,552 Time: 2:04. Officials: Jack Nies, Leroy Richardson, Troy Raymond.

Lakers 90, Spurs 86 FG FT RB L.A. LAKERS Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS George 37 7-13 1-2 0-1 2 2 18 Atlantic I Pet GB I L10 Str I Home Philadelphia 9 10 .474 4-6 L-l 5-4 Boston 7 11 .389 Vh 3-7 L-3 4-5 New Jersey 7 11 .389 IV2 4-6 L-4 2-6 NewYork 7 11 .389 IV2 5-5 L-l 4-5 Washington 6 11 .353 2 3-7 L-3 3-4 Miami 5 13 .278 3Vi 4-6 L-l 4-2 Orlando 1 17 .056 IV2 0-10 L-l 7 0-10 Central Pet GB L10 Str Home Indiana 15 3 .833 9-1 W-l 7-2 Detroit 14 6 .700 2 8-2 W-4 7-2 New Orleans 13 6 .684 2i 7-3 W-2 7-2 Toronto 10 8 .556 5 6-4 W-2 6-2 Milwaukee 9 9 .500 6 5-5 W-l 5-3 Atlanta 6 13 .316 9V2 3-7 L-2 3-6 Chicago 5 12 .294 9V2 2-8 W-l 2-6 Cleveland 4 14 .222 11 2-8 L-7 4-3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest I Pet GB L10 Str I Home Dallas 12 6 .667 7-3 W-2 10-0 Denver 11 6 .647 V2 8-2 W-4 8-1 Houston 10 7 .588 IV2 5-5 W-l 6-1 Utah 10 7 .588 IV2 6-4 L-l 9-1 Minnesota 10 8 .556 2 6-4 W-l 4-4 Memphis 9 8 .529 2V2 6-4 W-3 3-3 San Antonio 9 10 .474 3lA 4-6 L-4 7-3 Pacific Pet GB L10 Str Home LA Lakers 15 3 .833 9-1 W-7 10-0 Sacramento 12 4 .750 2 9-1 W-8 10-0 Seattle 8 6 .571 5 5-5 W-l 4-4 Golden State 8 7 .533 Bi 5-5 W-4 7-3 Portland 8 7 .533 Bi 6-4 W-l 8-2 Phoenix 7 10 .412 IV2 4-6 L-3 6-6 LA Clippers 5 8 .385 IV2 4-6 W-l 3-4 Miami 18 16 23 16 -73 Detroit 32 20 16 19 -87 Attend: 17,703 Time: 2:14. Officials: Joe DeRosa, Bill Spooner, Marc Davis. Grizzlies 96, Nets 93 FG FT RB MEMPHIS Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Wednesday's results 38 8-12 0-0 3-10 2 4 16 39 5-12 5-8 2-16 0 4 15 34 6-13 4-6 1-2 6 5 16 46 6-20 8-9 1-6 3 4 21 16 0-2 1-2 1-2 2 2 1 11 0-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 9 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 Malone O'Neal Payton Bryant Fisher Russel Grant Toronto 105, Boston 95 Detroit 87, Miami 73 Memphis 96, New Jersey 93 New Orleans 106, Orlando 91 Houston 107, Utah 101, OT L.A. Lakers 90, San Antonio 86 Minnesota 92, Phoenix 79 New York at Seattle, late Indiana at Portland, late Denver at Golden State, late Cleveland at L.A.

Clippers, late Today's games Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. AARON HARRIS Associated Press Toronto's Jalen Rose tries to get past the tough defense of Boston's Paul Pierce. Magic skid hits 1 7, ties franchise mark Friday's games Posey 27 7-13 3-3 1-6 0 2 19 Gasol 33 4-13 11-12 2-6 6 4 19 Wright 33 7-13 0-0 1-4 2 6 14 Miller 39 2-7 2-3 1-3 7 2 6 Watson 40 6-12 0-0 0-0 3 3 12 Battier 23 4-7 2-3 1-1 2 6 12 Swift 11 2-7 0-1 1-5 0 4 4 Outlaw 19 1-2 1-2 1-5 1 3 3 DJones 15 3-5 0-0 0-3 5 1 7 Totals 240 36-79 19-24 8-33 26 31 96 Percentages: FG .456, FT .792.

3-Point Goals: 5-14, .357 (Battier 2-4, Posey 2-4, DJones 1-1, Wright 0-1, Watson 0-2, Miller 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 11 (8 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Battier, Gasol). Turnovers: 10 (Miller 3, Gasol 2, Wright 2, Outlaw 2, Swift).

Steals: 11 (Watson 2, Miller 2, Outlaw 2, Swift, Battier, Gasol, D.Jones, Posey). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 1:31 third. FG FT RB NEW JERSEY Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Jefferson 30 6-9 12-13 2-10 2 2 24 Martin 31 6-13 8-9 1-8 3 6 20 Collins 26 1-1 5-6 1-2 0 4 7 Kittles 38 3-11 1-2 1-3 4 4 7 Kidd 35 3-10 5-6 0-9 7 2 11 Rogers 18 2-9 0-0 2-2 1 1 4 Harris 13 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 2 AWilliams 22 4-6 3-5 1-4 0 2 11 Scalabrine 17 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 2 5 Pack 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Totals 240 29-68 34-41 9-41 20 23 93 Percentages: FG .426, FT .829. 3-Point Goals: 1-10, .100 (Scalabrine 1-2, Martin 0-1, Rogers 0-1, Kittles 0-2, Kidd 0-4). Team Rebounds: 11.

Team Turnovers: 18 (21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Martin 2, A.Williams, Jefferson). Turnovers: 17 (Kidd 5, Kittles 2, Martin 2, Scalabrine 2, Rogers 2, Pack 2, A.Williams, Jefferson). Steals: 3 (Kidd, Collins, Jefferson). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Sec- ond, 3:54 first.

Memphis 19 27 27 23 -96 New Jersey 17 23 29 24 -93 Attend: 13,617 Time: 2:25. Officials: Violet Palm" er, Mike Callahan, GaryZielinski. Timberwolves 92, Suns 79 Medvedenko 10 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 Totals 240 33-78 20-29 8-40 15 25 90 Percentages: FG .423, FT .690. 3-Point Goals: 4-9, .444 (George 3-4, Bryant 1-4, Fisher 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12.

Team Turnovers: 13 (8 PTS). Blocked Shots: 10 (O'Neal 9, Payton). Turnovers: 13 (O'Neal 5, Bryant 4, Payton 2, George, Grant). Steals: 13 (George 3, Bryant 2, Grant 2, Payton 2, O'Neal, Fisher, Medvedenko, Malone). Technical Fouls: Malone, 4:38 second; Defensive Three Second, 10:59 fourth.

FG FT RB SAN ANTONIO Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Bowen 35 5-8 0-2 0-5 1 3 11 Duncan 45 11-20 8-11 3-15 3 2 30 Nesterovic 33 1-7 0-0 3-8 1 2 2 Ginobili 37 4-11 3-4 1-5 4 3 13 Parker 38 6-14 5-8 1-2 1 3 18 Turkoglu 24 2-8 0-0 1-4 1 2 4 Hart 9 0-0 2-2 0-3 2 3 2 Rose 15 1-3 4-4 1-4 1 4 6 Horry 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 240 30-72 22-31 10-47 14 22 86 Percentages: FG .417, FT .710. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (Ginobili 2-5, Bowen 1-3, Parker 1-3, Duncan 0-1, Turkoglu 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 20 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Ginobili 2, Duncan, Rose, Bowen, Nesterovic).

Turnovers: 19 (Ginobili 6, Duncan 3, Rose 3, Bowen 2, Nesterovic 2, Turkoglu 2, Parker). Steals: 4 (Hart 2, Ginobili, Turkoglu). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 7:44 second. LA. Lakers 21 20 21 28 90 San Antonio 24 23 24 15 -86 Attend: 18,841 Time: 2:20.

Officials: Steve Javie, Scott Foster, Jason Phillips. Hornets 106, Magic 91 Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Orlando, 8 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. NewYork at Portland, 10 p.m. Indiana at Seattle, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday's results FG FT RB MINNESOTA Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Milwaukee 106, Atlanta 94 Toronto 95, Philadelphia 88 New Orleans 100, Orlando 91 Dallas 97, Washington 72 Denver 115, Cleveland 103 HAWKS' UPCOMING Friday at Toronto, 7 p.m., UPN Saturday at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m., UPN Tuesday vs.

Denver, 7:30 p.m., FSN Dec. 10 at Memphis, 8 p.m., FSN Dec. 12 at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., UPN Dec. 13 vs. Orlando, 7:30 p.m., TS Dec.

16 at Miami, 7:30 p.m., FSN TS Dec. 17 vs. Golden State, 7:30 p.m., Marshall and Vince Carter each scored 21 points and host Toronto set a franchise record with 17 3-pointers. Alvin Williams added 18 points and former Georgia Tech standout Chris Bosh had 16 for the Raptors, who reached a season-high in points. Pistons 87, Heat 73: Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Ben Wallace added 10 points and a season-high 21 rebounds for host Detroit.

Okur started in place of Elden Campbell, who was excused to attend a family funeral. Detroit won its fourth straight and sent the Heat to their fifth straight road loss. Rockets 107, Jazz 101: Cuttino Mobley had a season-high 32 points and host Houston took control in the first 3V minutes of overtime. Eric Piatkowski had five points and Steve Francis made three of four free throws as the Rockets opened the extra period with a 10-2 run to end a three-game losing streak. Yao Ming had 20 points and Francis finished with 19.

Timberwolves 92, Suns 79: Sam Cassell scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and visiting Minnesota outscored Phoenix 31-19 in the period. Cassell, with his fourth consecutive 20-point game, also had eight assists and seven rebounds. He shot 5-for-5 in the fourth quarter, three of them 3-pointers. Grizzlies 96, Nets 93: James Posey and Pau Gasol scored 19 apiece and visiting Memphis took advantage of mistakes by Jason Kidd down the stretch. Kidd missed a free throw and turned the ball over twice in the final 1:56.

ASSOCIATED PRESS The Orlando Magic's losing streak reached 17 games Wednesday night, though they did manage to keep it close until the final three minutes. Baron Davis had 27 points and 12 assists as the host New Orleans Hornets sent the Magic to a franchise record-tying 17th straight loss, 106-91. Tracy McGrady scored 29 for the Magic, who trailed 92-89 before the Hornets finished with a 14-2 run. Jamaal Magloire added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and David Wesley had 13 points as all five Hornets starters scored in double figures. Ex-Magic Darrell Armstrong came off the bench to score 14.

Tyronn Lue scored 20 for Orlando, hitting four of six 3-pointers, and Andrew DeClercq added 14. Drew Gooden had 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. Lakers 90, Spurs 86: Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 21 points in the final period when visiting Los Angeles erased a nine-point deficit to post their third win of the season over San Antonio. The Lakers trailed 71-62 after three quarters but made eight of their final 16 shots. Karl Malone, who finished with 16, shot 4-fhe fourth, while Shaquille O'Neal recorded five of his nine blocked shots.

The Spurs shot just 3-for-17 in the final 12 minutes and stumbled to their fourth straight loss. Raptors 105, Celtics 95: Donyell Dec. 19 vs. Sacramento, 7:30 p.m., UPN Dec. 20 at NewYork, 7:30 p.m., TS Dec.

23 vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m., FSN Dec. 26 at New Orleans, 8 p.m., UPN Dec. 27 vs. Detroit, 7 p.m., UPN Dec.

30 at Washington, 7 p.m., FSN On the air: FSN Fox Sports Net, TS Turner South, UPN WUPA; all games on WSB-AM (750). Sprewell 40 9-20 1-1 1-6 3 0 21 Garnett 38 7-18 2-2 2-12 4 1 16 Olowokandi 20 2-5 0-0 3-6 0 1 4 Cassell 37 10-17 4-7 1-7 8 2 27 Hassell 23 2-4 0-0 0-4 1 1 4 Hoiberg 33 6-10 0-1 0-5 3 2 14 EJohnson 26 1-3 1-2 2-6 2 4 3 Trent 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 McLeod 11 0-0 1-2 0-110 1 Totals 240 38-80 9-15 9-47 23 12 92 Percentages: FG .475, FT .600. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Cassell 3-6, Hoiberg 2-4, Sprewell 2-7, Garnett 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 15 (12 PTS).

Blocked Shots: 9 (E.Johnson 4, Garnett 2, Olowokandi, Trent, Hassell). Turnovers: 13 (Garnett 5, Olowokandi 3, Sprewell, Cassell, E.Johnson, McLeod, Hassell). Steals: 6 (Sprewell 2, Hoiberg 2, E.Johnson, Hassell). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT RB PHOENIX Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Marion 43 3-11 2-2 4-9 3 3 8 Stoudemire 36 7-16 0-0 1-4 1 4 14 Williams 19 2-8 0-0 1-5 0 2 4 Marbury 44 14-25 3-4 0-4 6 2 32 Hardaway 33 4-11 0-0 0-4 5 1 8 Voskuhl 21 3-4 2-3 2-4 0 4 8 White 8 0-0 2-2 1-3 0 1 2 JJohnson 19 1-8 1-10-2 0 1 3 Gugliotta 12 0-6 0-0 0-4 0 0 0 Jacobsen 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 240 34-89 10-12 9-40 15 18 79 Percentages: FG .382, FT .833.

3-Point Goals: 1-7, .143 (Marbury 1-3, Hardaway 0-1, J.Johnson 0-1, Marion 0-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 11 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Stoudemire). Turnovers: 11 (Stoudemire 3, Marbury 2, Hardaway 2, Marion 2, Gugliotta, JJohnson).

Steals: 7 (Hardaway 2, Marion 2, Marbury, Voskuhl, Stoudemire). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 3:05 third. Minnesota 26 21 14 31 -92 Phoenix 22 24 14 19 -79 Attend: 16,508 Time: 2:01. Officials: Bob Delaney, Ron Olesiak, Anthony Jordan. Rockets 107, Jazz 101 FG FT RB FG FT RB ORLANDO Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Giricek 32 2-13 0-0 1-1 8 4 5 Howard 26 0-5 0-0 4-5 2 4 0 DeClercq 21 7-8 0-0 5-7 3 3 14 Lue 37 8-14 0-2 0-4 6 2 20 McGrady 44 12-31 1-3 0-8 2 2 29 Pachulia 10 2-5 0-0 3-6 0 4 4 Gooden 35 8-11 0-2 4-12 1 4 16 Harvey 17 0-0 2-3 0-2 2 1 2 Strickland 10 0-2 1-2 0-3 3 0 1 Bogans 3 0-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Hunter 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Gaines 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 39-92 4-12 18-50 27 24 91 Percentages: FG .424, FT .333.

3-Point Goals: 9-24, .375 (Lue 4-6, McGrady 4-12, Giricek 1-4, Bogans 0-1, Strickland 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 19 (26 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (DeClercq 2, Gooden, Howard). Turnovers: 19 (Lue 5, McGrady 3, Gooden 3, DeClercq 2, Giricek 2, Pachulia 2, Harvey, Howard).

Steals: 4 (Gooden 2, McGrady, DeClercq). Technical Fouls: Gooden, 2:58 second; Howard, 25.0 third. FG FT RB NEW ORLEANS Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Lynch 36 2-3 5-8 1-8 4 2 10 Brown 41 4-12 2-2 3-10 5 1 10 Magloire 41 9-12 2-4 5-14 1 3 20 BDavis 44 11-29 5-6 1-6 12 3 27 Wesley 22 4-10 4-4 0-1 2 2 13 Armstrong 29 5-9 2-4 0-1 3 2 14 Augmon 12 1-6 1-1 1-1 1 1 3 West 9 4-7 1-1 4-6 0 0 9 Rooks 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Traylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Drew 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 40-89 22-30 15-47 28 15 106 Percentages: FG .449, FT .733. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Armstrong 2-4, Lynch 1-1, Wesley 1-2, B.Davis 0-6). Team Rebounds: 9.

Team Turnovers: 10 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Brown 3, Wesley, B.Davis, Augmon). Turnovers: 9 (Magloire 4, B.Davis 2, Wesley, Augmon, Rooks). Steals: 13 (B.Davis 5, Magloire 4, Wesley, Brown, Armstrong, Rooks). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 3:41 third.

Orlando 28 26 14 23 91 New Orleans 26 31 19 30 -106 Attend: 13,757 Time: 2:29. Officials: Ron Garret-son, James Capers, Phil Robinson. HAWKS STATISTICS FG 3PT FT Player GJCTFGPCT JCTGASTSTLJLKPPG ShareefAbdur-Rahim 19 .511 .308 .884 9.5 47 21 8 19.8 Jason Terry 18 .450 .365 .857 5.0 48 21 5 18.7 Stephen Jackson 18 .398 .293 .692 3.9 49 25 3 13.5 Dion Glover 19 .350 .327 .847 5.3 46 10 5 13.0 TheoRatliff 19 .390 .617 7.2 16 14 67 6.6 Nazr Mohammed 19 .485 .649 4.8 6 8 11 6.4 JacqueVaughn 19 .487 .143 .650 1.9 67 11 0 4.8 LeeNailon 17 .427 .917 2.2 11 8 7 4.8 Boris Diaw 19 .439 .143 .550 3.7 32 9 10 3.3 Chris Crawford 8 .304 .000 .667 1.5 0 2 3 2.3 Travis Hansen 11 .364 .250 1.000 1.0 4 4 1 1.7 Dan Dickau 5 .100 1.0 5 1 0 OA TEAM 19 .429 .313 .785 44.3 374 134 120 90.8 OPPONENTS 19 .425 .342 .752 44.6 406 198 103 96.1 UTAH Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Diaw's confidence, playing time grow LEADERS THROUGH TUESDAY Points Per Game Harpring 48 7-19 5-8 3-6 2 3 19 Kirilenko 46 6-11 6-7 0-5 7 4 19 Ostertag 43 3-6 5-6 6-6 3 5 11 Lopez 36 5-7 6-7 1-5 9 2 16 Pavlovic 19 8-10 0-1 0-3 0 4 18 Collins 14 0-0 2-4 0-0 1 4 2 Bell 33 2-12 1-2 1-2 3 4 6 Williams 18 3-7 0-0 0-2 3 3 6 Borchardt 8 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 Totals 265 36-76 25-35 11-29 28 33 101 Percentages: FG .474, FT .714. 3-Point Goals: 4-10, .400 (Pavlovic 2-2, Kirilenko 1-2, Bell 1-3, Harpring 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Williams 0-1). Team Rebounds: 16.

Team Turnovers: 19 (20 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Kirilenko 5, Ostertag 2). Turnovers: 18 (Collins 3, Kirilenko 3, Lopez 3, Bell 3, Harpring 2, Williams 2, Ostertag, Borchardt). Steals: 13 (Kirilenko 8, Ostertag 2, Harpring, Lopez, Bell). Technical Fouls: Bell, 7:44 second.

FG FT RB HOUSTON Min M-A M-A 0-T A PF PTS Nachbar 15 2-6 0-0 1-1 0 5 5 Cato 24 4-7 0-0 1-3 0 3 8 Ming 48 6-12 8-10 3-8 2 5 20 Francis 39 4-10 11-14 1-2 4 5 19 Mobley 51 11-18 7-7 0-6 5 3 32 Taylor 35 2-4 2-2 4-10 3 5 6 Piatkowski 37 5-9 0-0 0-3 2 5 13 Norris 16 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 0 4 Totals 265 36-71 28-33 10-34 18 31 107 Percentages: FG .507, FT .848 3-Point Goals: 7-17, .412 (Piatkowski 3-6, Mobley 3-7, Nachbar 1-3, Francis 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 23 (28 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Cato 2, Mobley, Taylor, Nachbar, Piatkowski). Turnovers: 23 (Taylor 6, Ming 6, Francis 3, Mobley 2, Norris 2, Piatkowski 2, Cato, Nachbar).

Steals: 8 (Francis 3, Taylor, Norris, Ming, Nachbar, Piatkowski). Technical Fouls: None. Utah 28 lb 28 23 101 Houston 15 29 23 27 13 -107 Attend: 12,971 Time: 2:39. Officials: Jim Clark, Sean Corbin, Kevin Fehr. floor.

I think he has taken it to heart." Diaw got his first career start against the Toronto Raptors last week after Jackson went down with an ankle injury. He had a career-high eight points, with four rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. "Too many times, people get caught up in whether he's shooting and not shooting," Stotts said. "He just needs to keep being aggressive and he will make plays. He's learning gradually what the NBA game is like and what he needs to do." Diaw is learning when to pass and when to dunk, but his teammates are trying to get him to pass on the Dunkin' Donuts.

Diaw and fellow rookie Travis Hansen have to buy the team doughnuts before home shoot-arounds. Diaw, however, isn't making many friends on the team because he picks up a few dozen from the Dunkin' Donuts in CNN Center. "They're not so happy because I don't find Krispy Kreme. They want Krispy Kreme," Diaw said. "I like the Dunkin' Donuts.

What's wrong with them? "I don't know where the Krispy Kreme store is," he said. "I have to find one." FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil. 18 181 133 518 28.8 McGrady, Orl. 16 141 77 388 24.3 Davis, N.O. 18 156 58 434 24.1 Stojakovic, Sac.

16 135 66 372 23.3 Garnett, Minn. 17 168 58 395 23.2 Carter, Tor. 17 140 92 386 22.7 Pierce, Bos. 17 133 88 379 22.3 Redd, Mil. 18 147 69 399 22.2 Lewis, Sea.

13 105 47 283 21.8 Bryant, LAL 16 109 115 343 21.4 Murray, Sea. 14 112 48 295 21.1 Randolph, Port. 15 122 67 311 20.7 Jones, Mia. 16 107 80 330 20.6 Billups, Det. 19 114 126 391 20.6 O'Neal, Ind.

17 142 59 343 20.2 Maggette, LAC 13 77 95 262 20.2 O'Neal, LAL 15 117 68 302 20.1 19 137 99 377 19.8 Houston, N.Y. 16 118 57 315 19.7 Hamilton, Det. 18 134 75 346 19.2 Terry, Atl. 18 117 72 337 18.7 Francis, Hou. 16 106 65 296 18.5 Marbury, Phoe.

16 110 62 296 18.5 Richardson, LAC 13 90 36 240 18.5 Artest, Ind. 17 113 55 309 18.2 Gasol, Mem. 16 105 76 289 18.1 Anthony, Den. 17 106 75 304 17.9 James, Clev. 18 122 56 317 17.6 Cassell, Minn.

17 123 40 298 17.5 Wesley, N.O. 18 120 41 313 17.4 Kirilenko, Utah 16 96 74 278 17.4 Bibby, Sac. 16 105 34 274 17.1 Yao, Hou. 16 95 82 272 17.0 Rebounds Per Game OFF DEF TOT AVG Garnett, Minn. 17 56 184 240 14.1 Dampier, G.S.

15 89 121 210 14.0 Wallace, Det. 18 68 158 226 12.6 Randolph, Port. 15 60 108 168 11.2 Thomas, N.Y. 18 42 150 192 10.7 O'Neal, LAL 15 44 114 158 10.5 Malone, LAL 17 30 148 178 10.5 O'Neal, Ind. 17 54 124 178 10.5 Miller, Sac.

16 40 118 158 9.9 Walker, Dall. 18 51 126 177 9.8 Yao, Hou. 16 46 109 155 9.7 19 53 128 181 9.5 Stoudemire, Phoe. 16 39 112 151 9.4 Camby, Den. 16 57 93 150 9.4 Ostertag, Utah 15 59 81 140 9.3 Davis, Chi.

16 49 99 148 9.3 Brown, N.O. 18 53 111 164 9.1 16 56 89 145 9.1 Je. Williams, Chi. 16 39 99 138 8.6 Harpring, Utah 15 54 74 128 8.5 Smith, Mil. 18 57 95 152 8.4 Magloire, N.O.

18 56 95 151 8.4 Gasol, Mem. 16 45 88 133 8.3 Nesterovic, S.A. 18 57 85 142 7.9 Foster, Ind. 18 57 84 141 7.8 Thomas, Wash. 15 49 68 117 7.8 Okur, Det.

19 53 95 148 7.8 Haslem, Mia. 17 45 87 132 7.8 By MICHAEL LEE mleeajc.com Before the Hawks played the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, Hawks coach Terry Stotts made it sound like Dion Glover's starting job was secure at least for that game. But after the Hawks were run off the floor 106-94 dropping the team's record to 6-13 Stotts didn't sound averse to mixing things up and possibly ushering in rookie Boris Diaw over Dion. "I'm not ruling anything out," Stotts said after practice Wednesday. 'Anything is possible.

I'm not going to say 'Yes' or 'No' to anything right now. I won't make a decision on starting lineups until I have to. We'll see how things go." While Glover has struggled to his find his rhythm and his shot of late, Diaw has been steadily improving. In the past four games, Diaw, a 6-foot-8 swingman, is averaging six points, five rebounds and two assists in 22.5 minutes. He also is shooting 47.8 percent from the floor (11 for 23) "I try to hold back less and less each game," said Diaw, who played professionally in France for three years before the Hawks picked him No.

21 in the NBA draft last summer. CHARLOTTE B. TEAGLE Staff The Hawks' Boris Diaw (guarding the Wizards' Jarvis Hayes) is shooting better after starting the season hesitantly. LEADERS Field Goal Percentage FG FGA PCT O'Neal, LAL 117 214 .547 108 204 .529 Barry, Sea. 56 106 .528 Duncan, S.A.

112 212 .528 Stojakovic, Sac. 135 258 .523 Wilcox, LAC 49 94 .521 George, LAL 72 139 .518 Baker, Bos. 95 184 .516 Randolph, Port. 122 238 .513 137 268 .511 Arroyo, Utah 66 130 .508 Miller, Sac. 85 168 .506 Kirilenko, Utah 96 190 .505 Divac, Sac.

74 148 .500 "I feel more and more comfortable." Diaw scored seven points and snatched a career-high nine rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench in the loss against the Bucks. He had eight offensive rebounds, giving the Hawks extra possessions and giving himself easy buckets like when he caught a Stephen Jackson air-ball and sent down a two-handed alley-oop slam. "We rely on him," Stotts said. "His role is to play hard when he's on the court. The way the team is right now, the players that are productive probably will get more time." Stotts has been giving Diaw more time of late.

When the season began, Diaw looked afraid to shoot and too willing to pass, which often caught his unsuspecting teammates off guard. In his first five games, Diaw had four shot attempts, five assists and 10 turnovers. "I felt like he was trying to fit in," Stotts said. "I'm not sure when it exactly was but all of the coaches talked to him about being more aggressive at both ends of the 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 3FG 3FGA PCT 12 19 .632 19 33 .576 24 47 .511 13 26 .500 13 27 .481 12 25 .480 22 46 .478 Peeler, Sac. McKie, Phil.

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