Jazz go Buck hunting in Utah 12.4.2006
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This is the second and final time the teams will meet this season. On November 11th, Carlos Boozer finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds and Matt Harpring scored the winning basket, as the Jazz defeated Milwaukee, 113-111, at the Bradley Center. Michael Redd scored a franchise-record 57 points in the loss for the Bucks.
The Jazz have won three in a row in this series. The Bucks have dropped four in a row at Utah.
Utah plays the finale of a brief two-game homestand. On Saturday, Mehmet Okur drained the game-winning three-pointer with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to lift the Jazz past the Seattle SuperSonics, 109-107, at EnergySolutions Arena.
Boozer scored 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out seven assists in the win over the SuperSonics for Utah, while Deron Williams ended with 18 points and nine helpers for the Jazz, who have won two of their last three games overall.
The Jazz are an impressive 9-1 at home this season. They will visit Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday at the Target Center.
Milwaukee, which is 4-6 on the road this season, plays the finale of a four- game road trip. Maurice Williams hit the go-ahead jumper with 53.5 seconds left to lift the Bucks to a 115-110 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at ORACLE Arena. Williams, who was just 3-of-19 from the field, had 10 points, all in the fourth quarter.
Charlie Bell led the way with 28 points in the win over Golden State for the Bucks, who are 2-1 on the current road trip. Redd added 24 points, while Ruben Patterson scored 18 for Milwaukee.