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May 27, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jazz, Okur and Co. down Mavs for sixth straight victory

Turkish forward Mehmet Okur scored 11 points for Utah Jazz.
3 February 2010 / AP, SALT LAKE CITY
When the Utah Jazz have a lead going into the fourth quarter, they’ve been nearly unbeatable this season.
 They didn’t have much of an advantage -- one point -- after three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, so to pull out a victory they made all the hustle plays in the final period. They forced turnovers, blocked shots, ran the floor to get easy-basket opportunities and scored second-chance points to defeat Dallas, 104-92.

Deron Williams had 18 points and 15 assists to help Utah extend its longest winning streak of the season to six games. The Jazz held Dallas scoreless for more than three minutes during an 11-2 run that put Utah in control in the fourth quarter.

Paul Millsap had 25 points for the Jazz, who had seven offensive rebounds in the final quarter while outscoring the Mavs 27-16 to clinch the three-game season series. Andrei Kirilenko added 13 points.

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, but had just two in the fourth. The Mavericks have lost three straight for the first time this season and their lead over Utah for third place in the Western Conference is down to a half-game. Jason Terry had 19 points and eight assists and Jason Kidd added 11 points and nine assists for Dallas.

Ronnie Brewer 11 and Turkish forward Mehmet Okur also 11 with six rebounds and one assist. Elsewhere in Memphis, Kobe Bryant had 44 points to pass Jerry West for the top spot on the Lakers’ career scoring list in Los Angeles’ 95-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 25 points, including a key 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds left and Zach Randolph got 22 points and 17 rebounds. Ron Artest’s 3-point attempt from the right side bounced high off the rim as the horn sounded, ending the Lakers’ four-game winning streak.

Bryant passed West’s mark on a breakaway dunk in the third quarter. Bryant made 16 of 28 shots, including 4 of 7 outside the arc. Artest added 18 points, and Pau Gasol had 10 points. Lester Hudson had 13 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

In other NBA games it was: Boston 99, Washington 88; Milwaukee 97, Miami 81; Phoenix 109, New Orleans 100; Denver 112, Sacramento 109, OT and Portland 98, Charlotte 79.

 
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