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Boozer, Okur power Jazz over Sonics


Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Mehmet Okur added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz sent the Seattle SuperSonics to their 11th straight loss with a 115-101 victory on Saturday night.

Utah rebounded from a 106-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night that snapped the Jazz's home winning streak at 19 games.

Jeff Green had a career-high 23 points and fellow rookie Kevin Durant also scored 23 points for the Sonics, outscored 63-40 in the second half. Seattle has lost its last nine road games by an average more than 20 points.

Deron Williams had 15 points and 14 assists while penetrating at will in the second half. Because of injuries, Luke Ridnour had to play the entire second half and couldn't stay with the shifty Jazz guard, who found open teammates as the Sonics lost their 11th straight.

Ronnie Brewer scored 14 points and Matt Harpring and Korver each had 11 off the bench. The Jazz improved the best home record in the NBA to 30-4 with three contests remaining in this six-game homestand.

Okur scored nine quick points as Utah erased a nine-point deficit in the first 2:30 after halftime. But Green had 12 points in the next three minutes and the Sonics kept the Jazz from the lead until Matt Harpring hit a jumper with 1:40 left in the third period.

Before he had to leave the game with a right calf bruise, Earl Watson had 14 points and five assists to lead the Sonics to a 61-52 advantage at halftime. The Sonics made 54 percent of their shots while forcing the Jazz to veer from their inside-out strategy. In the first half, the Jazz, the NBA's best in points in the paint, shot 1-of-11 from 3-point range.

The Jazz dominated the second half, shooting 63 percent from field and outrebounding the Sonics 22-9. Okur had 19 points, including three 3-pointers, in the half.

Damien Wilkins scored 13 for the Sonics, who have lost 22 of their last 24 on the road. An overtime win at Minnesota was their only victory in their last 16 games.

Notes:@ Three times, players were whistled for stealing the jump ball taps. ... Rapper Lil Jon sat coutside, wearing a Deron Williams jersey, and came out on the court and yelled a few of his trademark chants during a timeout. ... Chris Wilcox, Seattle's regular starting power forward, missed the game with a right pinkie sprain he re-injured Wednesday against Phoenix. ... Seldom-used Mouhamed Sene launched an awkward hook shot in the final minute that missed the hoop by 6 feet.

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