Mehmet Okur scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to lift the Utah Jazz over Phoenix Suns 108-105.
The win was Utah's second in three games since Carlos Boozer went down with a fractured in his leg, and their third win against the Suns this season.
Mehmet Okur finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds.
Deron Williams scored 28 points and recorded 10 assits.
Andre Kirilenko finished with 10 points and swatted three blocks.
Shawn Marion fouled out of the game. It was only the fourth time in his career that he fouled out o####ame, and the first time since 2003.
With 1.1 seconds left in the game, Okur split two free throws to take a three point lead (108-105). After missing the second free throw, the Suns called an immediate timeout.
While listening to the game on the radio, Utah Jazz radio broadcaster, Hot Rod Hundley, was going bananas. Apparently the referees granted the Suns the timeout when they did not have possession of the basketball. Hundley is known to be a fair broadcaster, unlike typical homers, so I will take his word for it.
He was also ranting about all the fouls late in the game against the Jazz. During the timeout he said, "Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they call three more fouls before they come out from this time out." I was laughing my #### off, because Jazz fans know that ranting and complaining about the referees is very out of character for Hundley.
Andrei Kirilenko came up with a huge defensive play, deflecting Leandro Barbosa's inbound attempt out of bounds. The deflection left only 0.3 seconds on the game clock to preserve the victory.
Jerry Sloan raised his career record to 42-41 against the Suns. The only two teams in the NBA that Sloan has a losing record to are the Spurs and Pacers. Not bad huh?
The Utah Jazz (31-17) head home for a day rest before playing the Chicago Bulls (28-20) on Monday.
