Jazz finally wins in New York

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NEW YORK | New York has not been Utah’s kind of town.

But Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko each scored 23 points, and the Jazz won in New York for the first time in more than five years by beating the Knicks 95-93 on Monday night.

Mehmet Okur had the go-ahead basket with 1:16 to play and finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who opened a difficult four-game road trip by winning at Madison Square Garden for the first time since Feb. 20, 2004.

Deron Williams was limited to five points but had 16 assists. Utah, which got its first road victory of the season, visits Boston next and wraps up the trip Saturday night at Cleveland.

Rookie Toney Douglas scored a season-high 21 points for the Knicks, who nearly dug their way out of another huge deficit with a big fourth-quarter rally. But he missed just before the buzzer, sending New York, 1-7, to its fourth straight loss.

Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, and Larry Hughes and David Lee each had 12 for the Knicks.

OTHER GAMES
•Phoenix 119, at Philadelphia 115

•At San Antonio 131, Toronto 124

•Minnesota at Golden State, late

•New Orleans at LA Clippers, late

HIGHLIGHTS
•Jason Richardson scored 29 points, and Steve Nash added 21 points and 20 assists for Phoenix.

•Manu Ginobili scored 36 points for the Spurs without Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in the lineup. Ginobili hit four three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

| The Associated Press

Posted on Mon, Nov. 09, 2009 11:17 PM

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