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Built Ford Tough Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Down the stretch, the Utah Jazz's shooting and defense spelled the end for the Memphis Grizzlies. Utah was 12 of 19 from the field and caused six Memphis turnovers in the final period to pull away for a 98-88 victory Sunday night. "When we make some stops on the defensive end, we're able to push it a little bit more and get into our offense, instead of just walking the ball up the court and being stagnant," said Gordon Hayward, who had a season-high 23 points to lead the Jazz. "That's really where we turned it around." Al Jefferson had 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds as Utah snapped a three-game losing streak. Paul Millsap finished with 16, shooting 7 of 11. Raja Bell had 10 points. Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said Jefferson played in control and made the right decisions -- shooting if he was one-on-one and passing to the open man if he was double-teamed. That led to four assists from the Jazz center. "He did a great job of sticking within what we do," Corbin said. "We always put the ball in his hands to make plays, and I thought he made some great passes." Hayward shot 8 of 12 from the field, part of a 51 percent shooting performance by the Jazz. Starters Hayward, Millsap, Jefferson, Bell and Devin Harris ended the night hitting 33 of their 56 shots. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 22 points, while Mike Conley (six assists) and Marc Gasol scored 17 apiece. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120212_UTA@MEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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