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Trail Blazers fire coach, change roster

The Portland Trail Blazers dismissed Coach Nate McMillan Thursday and announced assistant Kaleb Canales would take over the job for the rest of the season.

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NBA: Utah 114, Denver 111

Deron Williams had 33 points Monday and the Utah Jazz beat Denver 114-111 to grab the home court advantage in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

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NBA: Utah 103, Golden State 94

Mehmet Okur scored 23 points and the Utah Jazz moved into first place in the Northwest Division Tuesday with a 103-94 victory over Golden State.

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NBA: Utah 103, Washington 87

Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur each pumped in 22 points, powering the Utah Jazz to a 103-87 victory over Washington Saturday.

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NBA: Utah 110, Boston 97

Deron Williams had 22 points and 11 assists and Mehmet Okur had a huge third quarter Monday to lead the Utah Jazz to a 110-97 win over Boston.

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NBA: Utah 112, Washington 89

Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds Monday as the Utah Jazz cruised to a 112-89 victory over Washington.

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NBA: Utah 115, Detroit 104

Deron Williams was one of three Utah players with 18 points Wednesday and the Jazz rode a big second quarter to a 115-104 victory over Detroit.

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NBA: Utah 132, Chicago 108

Deron Williams connected for 28 points and dished off 17 assists Tuesday, powering the Utah Jazz to a 132-108 blowout of Chicago.

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NBA: Utah 107, Los Angeles Clippers 85

Mehmet Okur netted 27 points while Carlos Boozer added 17 and grabbed 17 boards to spark the Utah Jazz to a 107-85 win over the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday.

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NBA: Utah 98, New Orleans 90

Paul Millsap had 24 points and eight rebounds and Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 15 boards Wednesday to lead the Utah Jazz past New Orleans 98-90.

Mehmet Okur (born May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He is a 211 cm (6' 11") power forward/center.

Okur notes Toni Kukoč was his favorite player while he was growing up. He helped the Turkish 22-and-under national team to 6th place at the 1997 world championship. Mehmet was transferred to Efes Pilsen in 2000 and won a championship in the 2001–2002 Turkish Basketball League season. He averaged 13.5 points per game during his last season in Turkey.

Okur was selected 38th overall in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. He played two seasons for the Pistons from 2002/03 to 2003/04, helping Detroit win the NBA championship in June 2004. He became the first Turkish player to win an NBA championship. Due to salary cap limitations, the Pistons were unable to pay a top-level salary for Okur, but he was able to parlay his success into a six-year, US$50 million contract with the Utah Jazz.

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