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Article: Trail Blazers fall apart in stretch
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 19, 1999
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Jazz 93 Blazers 83
SALT LAKE CITY Three quarters of solid play and a fourth of
shocking ineptitude added up to a loss for the Portland Trail
Blazers.
The Trail Blazers scored only five points in the fourth quarter of
their 93-83 loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their Western
Conference semifinal series Tuesday. That is the fewest number of
points scored in a quarter in NBA playoff history, one fewer than the
Atlanta Hawks scored in the third quarter of a 1986 playoff game
against the Boston Celtics.
Karl Malone scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Jazz,
which trailed 78-74 entering the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers
missed their first eight shots and 12 of their first 13 in ...