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Tue, Mar 18th 2008, 09:34
TJ tossed, Raptors fall
Reserve point guard Ronnie Price sparked the Utah Jazz and got under the skin of the Toronto Raptors.
Price had 13 points, five assists and directed a decisive fourth-quarter run as the Jazz tied a franchise record with their 19th straight home victory, a 96-79 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
“My job is to bring energy when I step on the floor,” Price said. “The starters on this team play a lot of minutes so I don’t have a lot of time to make an impression.”
The third-year pro who backs up Deron Williams played less than 10 total minutes in the second halves of the last four games. On Monday, the Jazz outscored the Raptors by 25 points in the 13 minutes Price played.
He quarterbacked the Jazz to a 24-4 run in the first 6:27 of the fourth quarter to turn a tie game into a blowout. Price had two driving layups, three assists and some pesky defense on T.J. Ford, who erupted after getting called for an offensive foul. Ford had to be restrained by teammate Jason Kapono from charging referee Eddie F. Rush. The feisty Raptor guard was whistled for two technicals and ejected.
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