PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Zach Randolph scored 23 points and the Trail Blazers beat Utah in a game marred by a fourth-quarter scuffle between the teams.
The conflict broke out with about five minutes left when Shareef Abdur-Rahim stole the ball from Raja Bell and charged down the court. Bell, in pursuit, appeared to try to pull Abdur-Rahim to the ground, then the Blazers' Ruben Patterson jumped into the fray and knocked Bell to the ground.
After all the players were separated, Bell, Abdur-Rahim and Patterson were charged with technical fouls. Bell was ejected for a flagrant foul.
Bell led the Jazz with 21 points. Andrei Kirilenko finished just 2-for-19 from the floor and had 10 points.
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