the preseason. He came through Wednesday with the Jazz severely

shorthanded at point guard with Deron Williams and Brevin Knight both

out injured. Price finished with 16 points and six assists in 40

minutes and did not come out in the second half, something Jazz coach

Jerry Sloan did with Williams only a handful of times last season.

Price never had played more than 34 minutes in a game before in his

career.

--Jazz coach Jerry Sloan did have a backup plan with only one

point guard available for Wednesday's game. He brought C.J. Miles and

Andrei Kirilenko off the bench together with two minutes left in the

first quarter. The Jazz even outscored Milwaukee 25-20 with the two in

the game. Kirilenko was the Jazz's primary ball-handler while Miles

posted up Luke Ridnour for a couple of baskets and drained a

three-pointer. They were part of a five-forward lineup to start the

second quarter, along with Kyle Korver, Matt Harpring and Paul Millsap.

--The Jazz honored Jerry Sloan for his 1,000th victory as the

team's coach before the game. Owner Larry Miller presented Sloan with

the game ball from the victory on Nov. 7 against Oklahoma City as well

as a glass trophy from O.C. Tanner. Sloan now has 1,003 victories as

Jazz coach and will celebrate his 20th anniversary of taking over for

Frank Layden on Dec. 9.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I don't think you could take him out with a log

chain wrapped around him. You could tell he wanted to be on the floor

and compete." -- -- Jazz coach Jerry Sloan on Ronnie Price, who played

the entire second half of Wednesday's victory over Milwaukee.