NBA Roundup: Williams leads Jazz by struggling Spurs

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 20, 2009

Jazz 90, Spurs 83: Deron Williams scored 21 points and visiting Utah finally ended its decade-long misery in San Antonio last night.
Utah had not won a regular-season game in San Antonio since 1999, a losing streak that spanned 20 games. Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and he's seldom seen San Antonio struggle at the start of a season like this. The Spurs revamped their roster this summer, but they're 4-6 and have their first losing record after 10 games since 1996.

UTAH Matthews 2-5 1-2 5, Boozer 7-18 4-4 18, Fesenko 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 8-15 1-2 21, Brewer 6-13 1-4 13, Millsap 8-12 4-5 20, Kirilenko 5-12 3-3 13, Maynor 0-3 0-0 0, Koufos 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 14-20 90.

SAN ANTONIO Jefferson 6-12 3-4 16, Duncan 7-14 7-8 21, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0, Hill 7-17 3-4 18, Bogans 2-6 0-0 4, Mason 5-9 0-0 12, Bonner 1-3 1-2 3, McDyess 3-5 0-0 6, Finley 0-6 0-1 0, Hairston 0-1 0-2 0, Blair 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 32-75 15-23 83.

Utah 20 24 16 30 — 90
San Antonio 19 21 20 23 — 83

3-Point Goals—Utah 4-9 (Williams 4-5, Matthews 0-2, Kirilenko 0-2), San Antonio 4-20 (Mason 2-5, Jefferson 1-2, Hill 1-5, Duncan 0-1, Bonner 0-1, Finley 0-3, Bogans 0-3). Fouled Out—Hill. Rebounds—Utah 42 (Boozer 11), San Antonio 57 (Duncan 9). Assists—Utah 26 (Williams 10), San Antonio 20 (Duncan 5). Total Fouls—Utah 24, San Antonio 25. Technicals—Utah defensive three second. A—17,519 (18,797).

Hornets 110, Suns 103: Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and New Orleans beat Phoenix last night.
Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for New Orleans, which won its second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower.
The score was tied at 96 when Stojakovic and rookie Darren Collison hit back-to-back 3s.

PHOENIX Hill 4-11 1-2 10, Stoudemire 8-12 7-10 23, Frye 4-15 2-2 11, Nash 5-10 2-2 13, Richardson 7-14 0-0 16, Dudley 5-7 2-2 17, Barbosa 5-12 0-0 11, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Dragic 0-2 1-2 1, Amundson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 38-83 16-22 103.

NEW ORLEANS Stojakovic 9-19 0-0 25, West 2-11 2-2 6, Okafor 6-10 1-2 13, Collison 4-15 6-6 15, D.Brown 8-17 1-3 19, Thornton 7-12 3-4 19, Songaila 2-8 2-2 6, Posey 1-1 4-4 7, B.Brown 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 39-97 19-23 110.

Phoenix 22 27 27 27 — 103
New Orleans 26 26 26 32 — 110

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 11-28 (Dudley 5-6, Richardson 2-6, Hill 1-3, Barbosa 1-3, Nash 1-3, Frye 1-7), New Orleans 13-25 (Stojakovic 7-11, D.Brown 2-5, Thornton 2-5, Collison 1-1, Posey 1-1, B.Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 46 (Frye 10), New Orleans 67 (Stojakovic 13). Assists—Phoenix 26 (Nash 10), New Orleans 24 (Collison, 4).