Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Deron Williams filled the stat sheet with 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, boosting the Utah Jazz to a 113-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
Carlos Boozer added 27 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz, who snapped a two- game skid. They blew a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter at Dallas Tuesday night, when Dirk Nowitzki went nuts by scoring 29 of his 40 points in the final frame, on the way to a 96-85 Utah loss.
Tim Duncan had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for the Spurs, who were coming off a 19-point home win over Sacramento Saturday.
Williams, who went 11-of-19 from the field, recorded 14 of his points during the third quarter. One free throw from Richard Jefferson moved the Spurs within 62-53 early in the third, but Williams and Boozer each hit jumpers to stem the tide and Utah went ahead by as many as 15 later in the quarter, settling for a 93-80 cushion moving to the fourth.
The Spurs never got the margin under double digits in the last 12 minutes.
Tony Parker led the way with 21 points for the visitors, while Jefferson and DeJuan Blair each scored 14. Blair also had nine rebounds.
The Jazz used an 18-8 run in the first quarter to take control. Wesley Matthews, who finished with 12 points, capped the burst with a three-point play in the final minute for a 32-20 advantage.
Manu Ginobili's tip-in culminated the quarter for the Spurs, but the Jazz widened the lead back to double-digits. Boozer's layup moved the difference to 42-27 with 8:15 remaining in the half. The lead stood at 60-50 at intermission.
Game Notes: It was the most points for the Jazz against the Spurs since a 116-93 victory on April 7, 1997...The Jazz snapped a four-game series skid...The Spurs have lost seven of their last 10 trips to Salt Lake City...San Antonio plays at Portland Friday night, while Utah's next game is Saturday at home against Sacramento...Ginobili had 11 points for San Antonio, while Mehmet Okur and Ronnie Brewer netted 10 for Utah.