SALT LAKE CITY -- Two bad minutes worked better than anything else to get the Phoenix Suns offence running. Michael Conforto Mets Jersey . Phoenix burned a quick timeout after the Utah Jazz scored the games first nine points. It gave the Suns a chance to assess what went wrong and change course before Utah could snowball a small run into a much larger one. Phoenix turned it around with an aggressive offensive approach and put six players in double figures in a 112-101 victory over the Jazz on Friday night. "We just tried to push the ball," guard Goran Dragic said. "Tried to get to the middle of the paint and tried to find open guys. When we share the ball, were a really dangerous team." Markieff Morris came off the bench to score 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead all scorers. Dragic had 19 points and nine assists, while reserve point guard Eric Bledsoe also chipped in 19. Miles Plumlee added 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Suns beat Utah for the second time this month and did it through near-perfect offensive execution for four quarters. Phoenix had no trouble getting into an offensive rhythm, shooting 41 of 75 (54.7 per cent) from the field. The Suns turned over the ball just eight times and generated 18 assists. They kept Utah at a comfortable distance for much of the game despite a strong offensive outing for the Jazz. Marvin Williams had 18 points and Alec Burks added 16 off the bench as Utah shot 48 per cent. The Jazz also had 39-30 edge on the glass. Utah outscored Phoenix 60-52 in the paint and had a 20-11 advantage in second chance points. But Phoenix shook off everything the Jazz did on the offensive end by matching them shot for shot from outside and inside. "Everybody is getting involved," Morris said. "Were getting a lot of 3-pointers. Were a great 3-point shooting team. Were doing a great job of getting the ball inside and doing the pick-and-roll really well. Thats basically it. Our guards have done a great job of finding players and getting them the ball." The Jazz made four straight baskets to open the game - culminating in a 3-pointer from Williams to make it 9-0. Phoenix regrouped after a quick timeout and the Suns quickly erased the Jazz lead behind hot shooting from Dragic. The Jazz clung to a slim lead until Dragic buried a 3-pointer to put Phoenix back in front at 44-42. It was the beginning of a 13-3 run that helped the Suns take control of the game before halftime. Morris capped the spurt with a 3-pointer, extending Phoenixs lead to 54-45 with 3:25 left before halftime. "They made shots," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. "They got what they wanted. They had us spread out, they got drives and they got the ball where they wanted to in the initial part of the offence." Weak defence proved to be a huge obstacle for the Jazz through all four quarters. Phoenix shot 24-of-38 (63.2 per cent) from the field and 6-of-13 (46.2 per cent) from the perimeter in the first half alone. With the Suns getting into a good rhythm offensively, creating distance between them and the Jazz was not a difficult task. Phoenix shot 12-of-18 (66.7 per cent) from the floor in the third quarter to break the game open after halftime. The Suns attacked Utah from all over the floor and were able to immediately answer whatever the Jazz did on the offensive end. "We couldnt get stops and they did a great job of executing in the half-court and also in transition," Williams said. "They put a lot of pressure on us every time we got the ball and that was the difference." Utah drew as close as nine points when Williams hit a pair of free throws to make it 78-69 with 5:33 left in the quarter. Morris answered by running off Phoenixs next three baskets to spark a 10-0 run. Bledsoe capped off the spurt by turning a steal into an uncontested layup - giving the Suns an 88-69 lead with 2:46 remaining in the third quarter. Utah and Phoenix play again on Saturday night. NOTES: Bledsoe returned to action after sitting out for almost two weeks with a left shin contusion. . Plumlee racked up his fifth double-double of the season. . Phoenixs 54.7 per cent shooting from the field marked a season-high for the Suns. Their previous best was 52.9 per cent in a 120-106 win over the Portland Trailblazers on Wednesday. . Williams has scored 14 or more points in five of his last six games for the Jazz. . Utah scored 33 points in the first quarter, a season-high for the team in the first quarter Ryan Goins Blue Jays Jersey . -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are having great success against the Western Conference. Eric Hosmer Jersey . They sure powered their way past this latest deficit. Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer against his former team to spark the comeback for the Brewers in an 8-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.So, is this the year of Buck Showalter, Bryce Harper and a Beltway Series? Or perhaps Albert Pujols, Yasiel Puig and a Freeway Series? Maybe a Bay Area matchup or something from the Show Me State.Plenty of World Series possibilities this year. And a lot to enjoy way before we get there, now that the playoff brackets are set.It took Game 162 to settle three races Sunday, a final afternoon that featured Derek Jeters farewell and Jordan Zimmermanns no-hitter.Just an epic day for an epic season, Nationals outfielder Denard Span said.A look ahead:FRESH FACES: Mike Trout, Stephen Strasburg and Adam Dunn all get their first playoff chance. Favored for the AL MVP after two near-misses, the 23-year-old Trout can boost his stature even more when the Angels host the AL wild card in the best-of-five division opener Thursday. Strasburg is rarin to go after Washington held him out of the 2012 post-season because of a pitch limit, a decision that still rankles some in D.C. a€” the Nats host the NL wild card Friday. Dunn has played 2,001 games, the most by any active big leaguer never in the playoffs. The slugging DH tries to help Oakland advance in the AL wild-card game Tuesday night at Kansas City, while the Royals make their first playoff appearance since 1985.LATE LIFTS: Jon Lester, David Price and Huston Street each got traded in midseason, deals designed with big games in mind. Price delivered the AL Central crown to Detroit on Sunday, and will pitch again when the Tigers take on Baltimore. Lester tries to extend his post-season brilliance when he starts for the As against James Shields in the wild-card game a€” the former Boston lefty is 3-0 vs. the Royals this season. Street has smoothly fit into the closers role for the Angels. Sandy Koufax Dodgers Jersey. MOST VALUABLE PLANS: Buster Posey and Andrew McCutchen split the last two NL MVP awards, but the San Francisco catcher has a couple of things the Pittsburgh centre fielder really wants a€” namely, a pair of World Series rings. By Wednesday night, only one of the stars will have a chance to earn the jewelry this year. Posey and the Giants visit McCutchen and the Pirates in the NL wild-card Wednesday night, with San Franciscos Madison Bumgarner set to start against Edinson Volquez.BANGED UP: Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina each spent time on the disabled list this year. Healthy now, they meet in a neat Game 1 Friday in Los Angeles a€” itll be 20-game winner Adam Wainwright vs. Kershaw, fresh off becoming the first pitcher to lead the majors in ERA for four straight years.Still to be determined: How much will Josh Hamilton play for the Angels? The former MVP has been limited to just one game since Sept. 4 because of side and shoulder injuries.Definitely out: Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters, both gone after season-ending surgery.THE DRUG CLOUD: Someday, maybe PEDs wont be so intertwined with HRs, RBIs and ERA. But performance-enhancing drugs are still a part of the conversation. Orioles slugger Chris Davis, the major league home run champ last year, was suspended 25 games in mid-September after a positive test for an amphetamine. Hes out at least through the division series. Baltimores Nelson Cruz led the majors with 40 homers this year and Jhonny Peralta hit a team-leading 21 for St. Louis a€” both players were suspended for 50 games last year in Biogenesis investigation. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '
