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RealGM Recaps For Games On Thursday, 11/19
- New Orleans 110, Phoenix 103 The New Orleans Hornets (5-8) earned an impressive win over the Phoenix Suns (8-3) on Thursday night. Peja Stojakovic starred with 25 points and 13 rebounds, Emeka Okafor posted 13 points and 12 boards and Darren Collison added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. New Orleans hit just 40% of their shots, but outrebounded Phoenix by 18. Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and five rebounds, Steven Nash tallied 13 points and 10 assists and Channing Frye contributed 11 points and 10 boards in the loss. Game FIC Scores - Utah 90, San Antonio 83 The Utah Jazz (6-6) got their first win in San Antonio in 10 years by beating the San Antonio Spurs (4-6) at the AT&T Center. Deron Williams led with 21 points and 10 assists, Carlos Boozer tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Millsap totaled 20 points and seven boards off the bench. Utah held San Antonio to 42% shooting and turned the ball over just nine times. Tim Duncan had 21 points and nine rebounds, George Hill scored 18 points on 17 shots and Richard Jefferson put up 16 points and six boards for the struggling Spurs. Game FIC Scores - L.A. Lakers 108, Chicago 93 Pau Gasol returned and helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers (9-3) over the Chicago Bulls (6-5) on Thursday evening. Lamar Odom had 11 points and eight rebounds, Kobe Bryant posted 21 points, nine boards and eight assists and Gasol totaled 24 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. Both teams shot 45% from the floor, but Los Angeles won the rebounding battle by seven and committed fewer turnovers. Derrick Rose had 20 points and six assists, Joakim Noah tallied 12 points and 15 rebounds and John Salmons scored 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor. Game FIC Scores RealGM calculates the Floor Impact Counter using the following formula: (Points + .75 Defensive Rebounds + Offensive Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocks - .75 Field Goal Attempts - .375 Free Throw Attempts - Turnovers - .5 Personal Fouls) ( )'s indicate a negative FIC score. It is also used to rank players and to determine their Reina Value. Click here to view the player rankings with the Reina Value for the current season New Orleans Hornets, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Break 20-Game Losing Skid In San Antonio
Utah had lost 20 consecutive games in San Antonio, a run dating back to 1999. They last won there on February 28, 1999. Deron Williams led the Jazz with 21 points and 10 assists, while Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. Karl Malone led the Jazz to their last win over the Spurs in San Antonio and none of Utah's current players were even in the NBA at the time. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Hoping Deron Returns Soon
Williams left the team on Friday because one of his young daughters underwent surgery and was in the hospital for testing. He has missed Utah's last two games -- a win at Philadelphia and a loss at Cleveland. "We just embrace him ... and hope the best for him, hope he's getting some good news out there," teammate Carlos Boozer said. "Whatever he needs, we'll obviously be there to support him and help him any way we can." The Jazz will next play at home against the Raptors on Wednesday. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Nov 2009 Archive
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The Hornets, Jazz and Lakers were victorious in a rare Thursday night three-game slate.
The Jazz defeated the Spurs 90-83 in San Antonio on Thursday night to break a long streak of futility.
The Jazz are hoping that point guard Deron Williams will return to the team by Monday's practice.