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NBA Scores: Jazz Use Big Third Quarter to Knock Out Rockets, Even Series 2-2
Deron Williams had 25 points and 7 assists while Carlos Boozer added 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Utah Jazz topped the Houston Rockets 98-85 to even their Western Conference playoff series 2-2.
Utah headed into the third quarter with a 50-45 lead and within four and a half minutes their lead had grown to 63-49. Utah then used a 10-1 run late in the period to boost their lead to 21 and Houston was a beaten club.
The Jazz were up by as many as 25 in the fourth before both clubs emptied their benches with close to three minutes remaining in the contest.
Yao Ming led the Rockets with 20 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
The series will shift back to Houston were the two teams will meet on Monday for game five of their best of seven series.
