The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS game losing streak. Burke took the inbounds pass from Joe Ingles, faked the drive on Knicks guard J.R. Smith, stepped back and fell into his bench after the ball went in, where he was mobbed by teammates. "The ball went up and I was like, 'No,'" Anthony told The Deseret News. "He hit a tough shot. That is a tough one to swallow, but there is no reason to hang our heads over that one." Gordon Hayward had been the Utah hero to that point, matching Anthony (46 points) nearly bucket for bucket, but head coach Quin Snyder called Burke's number. "We thought Gordon has been tough to guard and he would draw some at- tention, and Trey was able to slip out after screening for Derrick [Favors]," Snyder said. "… Trey is a guy that has been known for hitting big shots." Burke seemed as relieved as elated when the ball went through the bot- tom of the net. "I caught it and J.R. Smith was all on me," he said. "My back was turned away from the basket. I had to kind of spin out of it and then step back to cre- ate some separation to get the shot off because he's about 6-5. "I had to think quick. But … I knew we needed a shot, and at least a good look. It looked good as soon as it left my hands." Hayward, who had hit a game-win- ner against Cleveland a week earlier, led the Jazz with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Burke had his best game of the year with 13 points on 5-of-9 shoot- ing — the first time he cracked 50 per- cent from the floor all year — and eight assists. Utah won at The Garden for the first time since 2009, snapping a four- game streak of double-digit losses. "Joe made a great pass, Trey made a helluva play and a helluva shot," Hayward said. "He acted like he was going to drive and stepped back, cre- ated space and knocked it down. It was a huge, big-time, big-time shot. It was awesome." Former Michigan and New York sec- ond-year wing Tim Hardaway Jr. fin- ished with only three points on 1-of-6 shooting in 16 minutes, which came on the heels of a two-point game in a 97-95 loss to Orlando Nov. 12. He did enjoy four very good games in a row, scoring 15, 15, 16 and 20 before strug- gling in those two. FORMER WOLVERINES ON NBA ROSTERS Through games of Nov. 17 • Trey Burke (Played at U‑M from 2011‑13), PG, Utah Jazz: Has played in 11 games for the 4-7 Jazz … Was averag- ing 9.9 points, 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 31.8 minutes per game. • Jamal Crawford (1999‑2000), SG, Los Angeles Clippers: Has played in eight games for the 5-4 Clippers … Was averaging 17.1 points and 2.9 assists per game, while shooting 39.4 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from long range … Scored a season-high 24 points in 25 minutes in a 121-104 loss to Golden State Nov. 5. • Tim Hardaway Jr. (2010‑13), SG, New York Knicks: Has played in 10 games for the 3-8 Knicks … Was aver- aging 9.1 points and 1.2 assists in 17.3 minutes per game, while shooting 40.0