It has been a nightmare season for veteran coach Bob and his team. The bright points have been few and far between, as the team is looking for somewhere to hide. Today's game was equally painful, as the team opened up strong but collapsed down the stretch, failing to take advantages of numerous opportunities to get back in the game. Williams helped put the nail in the coffin today with his outstanding game.

"Bob talked a lot of junk before the start of the season." stated Utah Williams. "They may be one of the worst teams in the league, but we know that everyone in that locker room wants to play just a little harder when they see Portland on their schedule."

"Sure, they do stink." added head coach Coach Young, "but look at what happened when teams have been overconfident against them. Not that I can really blame them. If we were that pathetic, I think I would rather play all rookies and lose that way then be embarrassed."

Utah was led by Williams (16 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, a block), Robinson (19 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Hill (16 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, a block). Portland was led by Smith (27 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Mcneil (20 points, 0 assists, a block), Seger (10 points, 0 assists, a block).

Utah improve to 32-14 and 19-4 at home. They remain at #2 in the Northwest and stay at #4 overall in the Western Conference. With today's defeat, Portland stand at 24-21. They hold at #4 in the Northwest and drop to #7 overall in the Western Conference.

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