7-8 FTs 4-8

1-4 3s 0-3

12 Rebs 7

11 TOs 4

Jazz: Miles 6

Kings: Miller 9

The turnover-

plagued Jazz also miss seven of their first eight shots. Brad Miller buries three 17-footers during an early 8-1 run. The Kings never trail but probably should have led by more.

Jazz 39, Kings 38

9-16 FGs 5-23

0-0 FTs 3-6

1-4 3s 1-4

14 Rebs 10

7 TOs 3

Jazz: Almond 5

Kings: Hawes 4

Morris Almond hits a three and Kosta Koufos drains an 18-footer. The Jazz open with a 15-3 run. But after trailing by eight, the Kings rally in the final minutes of a horribly played first half.

Kings 66, Jazz 64

9-18 FGs 9-17

6-6 FTs 10-12

0-3 3s 1-3

6 Rebs 10

5 TOs 5

Jazz: Brewer 9

Kings: Martin 6

Appropriately, the Jazz turn the ball over on their first two possessions. It's 52-52 when Beno Udrih's three-pointer triggers an 8-0 run. Utah manages three baskets in the final 6:20.

Jazz 99, Kings 94

12-19 FGs 8-20

11-15 FTs 8-9

1-2 3s 3-7

13 Rebs 8

2 TOs 2

Jazz: Korver 10

Kings: Martin 8

An 11-0 run by the Jazz turns a five-point deficit into a 77-71 lead with 7:15 left. Kevin Martin's two three-pointers keep the Kings close, but Deron Williams dominates down the stretch.

Jazz Kings

Jazz 99, Kings 94

FG FT Reb

UTAH Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Miles 19:32 3-8 1-1 2-2 0 3 8

Millsap 35:50 5-9 3-5 2-11 5 4 13

Okur 35:03 3-10 3-4 2-11 2 1 9

DWilliams 29:22 5-9 4-4 0-1 7 1 14

Brewer 25:42 6-9 2-3 1-3 2 3 14

Koufos 21:46 3-4 0-0 0-5 2 6 6

Korver 28:28 4-9 6-7 0-4 1 4 15

Price 18:38 2-3 4-4 0-2 4 1 8

Almond 25:39 5-9 1-1 0-6 1 4 12

Totals 240:00 36-70 24-29 7-45 24 27 99

Percentages: FG .514, FT .828. Three-Point Goals: 3-13, .231 (Almond 1-2, Korver 1-3, Miles 1-3, Okur 0-2, D.Williams 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 25 (24 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Almond 2, Koufos, Okur, D.Williams). Turnovers: 25 (Millsap 4, Okur 4, D.Williams 4, Brewer 3, Korver 3, Almond 2, Miles 2, Price 2, Koufos). Steals: 8 (Millsap 3, Almond, Brewer, Koufos, Miles, Okur). Technical Fouls: None.

FG FT Reb

SACR Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Garcia 31:03 4-8 3-6 4-6 3 1 11

Hawes 34:17 6-12 2-3 0-7 6 4 14

Miller 38:13 6-13 6-8 1-9 1 4 18

Udrih 36:01 7-12 2-2 1-3 4 5 17

Jackson 28:25 2-9 3-4 0-3 1 3 7

Martin 32:45 6-16 7-10 1-2 2 1 22

Brown 8:41 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 3

Thompson 11:13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0

Moore 12:17 0-3 0-0 1-3 0 3 0

Greene 3:06 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Douby 3:59 0-2 2-2 0-1 0 3 2

Totals 240:00 32-79 25-35 9-35 17 27 94

Percentages: FG .405, FT .714. Three-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (Martin 3-6, Brown 1-1, Udrih 1-3, Miller 0-1, Douby 0-2, Jackson 0-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 15 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Miller 4). Turnovers: 14 (Udrih 5, Hawes 2, Martin 2, Brown, Greene, Jackson, Miller, Thompson). Steals: 12 (Hawes 3, Jackson 3, Martin 2, Udrih 2, Brown, Garcia). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 1:39 first.

Utah 20 19 25 35 -99

Sacramento 24 14 28 28 -94

A - 10,798 (17,317). T - 2:19. Officials: Mike Callahan, Ron Olesiak, Scott Wall.

The Jazz use a formula devised by owner Larry Miller to evaluate NBA players' value. How the Metric is determined: Add points, rebounds, steals, blocks and assists. Subtract fouls, turnovers and shots taken. Divide by minutes played. Against Sacramento:

Price .444

Millsap .429

Okur .257

Williams .310

Almond .280

Brewer .200

Korver .143

Koufos .190

Miles -.105