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PHOENIX -- Al Jefferson helped the Utah Jazz dominate the paint and the game Friday night. . Jefferson scored 21 points and Paul Millsap added 19 to lead the Utah Jazz past the slumping Phoenix Suns, 87-80 on Friday night. "We kept attacking and didnt settle for too many outside shots," Jefferson said. "We kept attacking the paint." The Jazz were dominant down low, hitting 30 of 58 shots in the paint for a 60-28 advantage. "Thats how weve got to play," Millsap said. "We come out and put it all on the floor and good things are going to happen." Not including Utahs six free throws, the Jazz scored only 18 points outside the key. "Almost everything they did was in the paint except a couple of jump shots," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "Thats the toughest thing." Gordon Hayward added 14 points off the bench for the Jazz, who have won consecutive games for the first time since they won four in a row Dec. 5-12. "I didnt like the first quarter but after the first quarter until the last three minutes of the game I thought we picked it up on the defensive end." Utahs bench outscored Phoenixs reserves 32-14 and scored 25 points off a season-high 21 Suns turnovers. "They werent forced," Gentry said of the turnovers. "We threw it away." Utah was without centre Enes Kanter, who sprained his right ankle in a win Wednesday against Minnesota. Marcin Gortat had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, which has dropped seven of eight. Goran Dragic added 17 points, but only six after the first quarter. Randy Foye gave the Jazz the lead for good, 47-44, on a 3-pointer with 9:41 left in the third quarter -- Utahs only 3-pointer on nine attempts. Four minutes later, Jefferson scored six straight points to key a 14-2 run that stretched Utahs lead to 65-52. Phoenix pulled no closer than seven the rest of the way, needing a 10-0 run in the final two minutes to narrow the final margin. The Suns shot 77.8 per cent in the first quarter to take a 31-25 lead, with three of four starters scoring eight points or more. But that abruptly changed in the second quarter, when the Suns second unit went 8:24 without scoring. Fortunately for Phoenix, the Jazz were just as cold -- the teams combined to miss 21 consecutive shots over a 4:28 span and Utah led only 42-40 at halftime. "I dont know what happened," Dragic said. "The second unit didnt move the ball as well. They were playing more one and five and taking tough shots. When you play like that youre not getting good looks, youre shooting over hands and you shoot a low percentage." Phoenixs nine second-quarter points were a season low for any quarter and just two points off the franchise record for futility. "I thought the first quarter was the best weve played all season," Gentry said. "But the last three quarters were as bad as possibly could have played." NOTES: The Jazz had not won in Phoenix since March 4, 2010. ... Utah won on the road for the first time since Dec. 23. ... The Suns scored seven points in a quarter on Nov. 11, 2006, against Memphis. ... Millsap missed the final nine minutes of the first quarter after he bumped heads with Suns forward P.J. Tucker. Millsap needed three stitches in his right earlobe but returned at the start of the second. Later in the game, he took a shot to the throat. ... Phoenix made 14 field goals in the first quarter but only 20 the rest of the way. . Suns guard Jared Dudley, known locally for his lack of dunking ability, was fouled on a dunk for a "dunk and one," his first, he said, since college. [url=http://www.officialmlbclub.com/Detroit-Tigers-Al-Kaline-Jersey.html]Al Kaline Jersey . Its not a criticism of another team; hes not in a war of words with an opposing player. Bautista has taken aim at the umpires, most recently upset with Jeff Nelsons strike zone on opening night. cheap jerseys from china . 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Cassel passed for two touchdowns and 382 yards, the most by a Minnesota quarterback since Brett Favre was here, and ran for another score to lead the injury-depleted Vikings to a 48-30 victory that snapped a five-game winning streak by the Eagles. "I dont think you can ever count out our players. Weve had some difficult moments this season, for sure, but I always believed," coach Leslie Frazier said. "Even early in the week I said, This game really doesnt have to be this close, except for the fact that we were going with so many guys in backup roles." With Peterson and Toby Gerhart out, third-stringer Matt Asiata rushed for his first three career touchdowns. Greg Jennings caught a career-high 11 passes for 163 yards. The Vikings (4-9-1) produced quite the spoiler performance without their top two running backs, top two tight ends and top three cornerbacks. This was their highest score since a 50-10 victory over Jacksonville on Dec. 20, 1998. "Got great camaraderie. Got good leadership. So as you can tell, nobodys letting down for anything," Cassel said Fresh from a decisive win at home over Detroit that gave them control of the NFC East over Dallas, the Eagles (8-6) fell flat in the controlled climate of the soon-to-be-demolished dome. They must play at the Cowboys the last week of the season. Nick Foles threw for a career-high 428 yards and second-half touchdown scores to DeSean Jackson, Zach Ertz and Jason Avant, but he was picked off by former teammate Shaun Prater at the Minnesota 5-yard line in the third quarter. League rushing leader LeSean McCoy had 38 yards on only eight carries after posting a career-high 217 yards last week. The Eagles had nine penalties for 94 yards. "I didnt feel they was going to be able to stop us and doing things they was able to do to us today," Jackson said. "Sometimes thats what happens when you go play a game. Theyre in the NFL, too. It was jjust a frustrating part, because I know how talented and dangerous this offence can be. [url=http://www.nbaofficialonline.com/San-Antonio-Spurs-Authentic-Tony-Parker-Je... Parker[/url]. ." Foles finished 30 for 48, including 10 completions for 195 yards to Jackson, but he took four sacks -- two each by Jared Allen and Brian Robison -- and misfired on several downfield passes. After the interception, Jackson was caught on camera shouting at the coaches. "When we were 3-5 and kind of dug ourselves out of a hole there, we were playing well on the offensive side of the ball and had a rhythm to what we were doing," coach Chip Kelly said. "Today we didnt." After nine straight games of allowing 21 points or less, the Eagles gave up their highest total since a 52-20 loss at Denver on Sept. 29. They cut the lead to 27-22 on a tricky catch in the back of the end zone by Ertz with 15 seconds left in the third quarter, but the 2-point conversion pass was broken up. The Eagles refused to kick deep to rookie Cordarrelle Patterson, the league leader in average yards per return. After a short popup kick by Alex Henery, who made three field goals in the first half, the Vikings took the ball at their own 46 and cruised to the end zone in six plays to push the lead back to 12 points. Cassel completed 26 of 35 passes and improved to 2-2 as a starter. In two other games, he relieved an injured Christian Ponder and helped guide the Vikings to victory. "Hes not worried about what couldve, shouldve, possibly or couldve possibly been," Jennings said. "He stays in the now. As a player, thats how we have to operate." Asiata needed 30 attempts to total 51 yards, but he helped the Vikings control the clock after taking an early lead. Their time of possession was 36 minutes, 26 seconds. "It says a lot about this team, just the fight in our backups and everything," wide receiver Jerome Simpson said. "They could go to any other team and play, too." NOTES: This was Cassels highest total since Nov. 14, 2010, a 469-yard performance for Kansas City. One week earlier, Favre had 446 yards against Arizona for Minnesota. ... The Eagles became the fifth team in NFL history to have 11 games in one season with at least 400 yards of offence. The record is 13 by New Orleans in 2011. ' ' '
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