Karl Malone's son is Buffalo Bills rookie offensive tackle Demetrius Bell, a 7th round draft pick.
Bell's mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13-years-old when he was born and Malone a college sophomore at Louisiana Tech. Malone might have served jail time had her family asked the district attorney to file criminal charges.
In a 1998 story in the Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune, Gloria Bell said, “Demetrius is ashamed that his dad doesn’t claim him. But I’ve told him it is not his fault.”
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Apr 29, 2008 11:58 PM EST
HOU 95, UTA 69
Tracy McGrady strapped the Houston Rockets to his back and helped will them to a season-saving win, 95-69, over the Utah Jazz at home on Tuesday night in Game Five.
McGrady posted 29 points and 5 rebounds and Luis Scola added 18 points and 11 boards for the Rockets, who shot 47% from the floor and outrebounded Utah by eight.
Carlos Boozer led with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Deron Williams had a mediocre night with 13 points and 6 assists for the Jazz, who made just 36% of field goals attempts and turned the ball over eighteen times.
Houston led by eleven heading into the second half, and used huge third and fourth quarter runs to put the game out of reach well before the final buzzer.
Utah led 10-8 early in the first quarter, but never held the lead again as the Rockets began running away with the game.
Game Six will be Friday night in Utah as the Jazz look to close out the series once again.
Game FIC Scores
Luis Scola, HOU - 15.1
Tracy McGrady, HOU - 14.3
Carlos Boozer, UTA - 11.3
Ronnie Brewer, UTA - 10.0
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- UTA 86, HOU 82
The Utah Jazz took a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets with a big win in Game Four on Saturday night.
Mehmet Okur posted 14 points and 18 rebounds and Deron Williams tallied 17 points and 9 assists for the Jazz, who outrebounded Houston by seven while going 0-for-14 from behind the three-point line.
Tracy McGrady had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists and Carl Landry added 13 points and 6 boards off the bench for the Rockets, who shot just 36% from the floor and turned the ball over only ten times against Utah.
McGrady scored just four points in the fourth quarter and was basically a non-factor in the final moments, with the game still undecided.
Game Five will be Tuesday night in Houston as the Rockets look to stay alive against the Jazz.
Game FIC Scores
Mehmet Okur, UTA - 17.3
Tracy McGrady, HOU - 16.5
Carl Landry, HOU - 13.1
Carlos Boozer, UTA - 12.0
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Jazz Apr 2008 Archive
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The Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 26, 2008
After keeping their hopes alive with a win in Game Three, the Houston Rockets are confident heading into Game Four against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
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AP | Apr 25, 2008
The Rockets won game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the Jazz 94-92 on Thursday night, closing Utah's lead to 2-1.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 24, 2008
Deron Williams insists that the Jazz aren't cocky heading into Game Three against the Rockets despite their domination of the series thus far.
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Houston Chronicle | Apr 23, 2008
Mocking those who blame him for not being able to get any team he has played on past the first round of the playoffs, Rockets' guard Tracy McGrady was vocal and sarcastic on Wednesday.
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AP | Apr 22, 2008
Deron Williams scored 22 points to lead the Jazz to a 90-84 road win over the Rockets on Monday night, to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 20, 2008
Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer led the Utah Jazz past Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets 93-82 on Saturday night.
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The Deseret News | Apr 19, 2008
Deron Williams claims he's more than ready to face the Houston Rockets in Game One of their seven-game series.
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Houston Chronicle | Apr 18, 2008
The NBA has decided the foul committed by Utah's Mehmet Okur against Fabricio Oberto on Wednesday will remain a flagrant-1, meaning the center will be free to play in game 1 against the Rockets.
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RealGM Staff Report | Apr 12, 2008
Heading into Saturday night's action, the Nuggets were a win and a Warriors loss away from clinching a playoff berth, but they were defeated by Utah 124-97.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 11, 2008
The Nuggets defeated the Warriors on Thursday to momentarily grab hold of the final playoff spot in the West. Read about that and more in the Daily Rundown for April 10th’s games!
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Press Release | Apr 7, 2008
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has re-assigned rookie guard Morris Almond to the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).
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HoopsWorld | Apr 3, 2008
The Utah Jazz haven't received a lot of national attention this season despite standing tall next to the best teams in the Western Conference.
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RealGM Staff Report | Apr 1, 2008
The Celtics' Doc Rivers and the Jazz's Jerry Sloan today were named the NBA's Coaches of the Month for March.