Jazz 109, Bucks 88
Deron Williams and Al Jefferson scored 22 points apiece, leading the Utah Jazz to their sixth consecutive victory, a 109-88 win over the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
Milwaukee played the game without four of its top six scorers. Center Andrew Bogut (back), forward Drew Gooden (foot) and guard Carlos Delfino (neck) missed the game with injuries while Corey Maggette didn't play because of the flu.
Brandon Jennings led the visiting Bucks with 27 points. Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 19 points while Ersan Ilyasova added 18.
Jefferson also had 11 rebounds. Four other Utah players scored in doubles figures. Andrei Kirilenko scored 13 points while Earl Watson added 12. Raja Bell and Ronnie Price scored 10 points apiece.
Utah (14-5) has won 14 of 17 after losing its first two games of the season. The Jazz took a 12-point lead in the first quarter. Milwaukee led briefly in the second quarter, but Utah held a 60-52 lead at halftime.
Utah led 80-73 after three quarters and scored the first 11 points in the fourth period to pull away.
Milwaukee (6-11) is now 2-7 on the road this season.