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NBA Scores: Utah Jazz Win 11th Straight after Downing Toronto Raptors with Big Fourth Quarter
Deron Williams scored 25 points and dished out 9 assists, Mehmet Okur added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Korver finished with 20 points and 8 boards as the Utah Jazz (40-23) used a big fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors (23-41) 109-101 on Sunday for their 11th straight win.
Okur scored 8 points in the opening frame as the Jazz carried a 29-24 lead into the second but the Raptors opened the quarter on a 7-0 run to jump in front 31-29. The teams went back and forth throughout the frame and after Shawn Marion put the Raptors in front 48-47 Deron Williams answered with a 14-foot jumper to put the Jazz in the lead 49-48 at the break.
The game remained close through the third quarter as each team traded leads but a 15-point frame from Chris Bosh gave the Raptors an 87-81 heading into the fourth. In the final quarter the Raptors extend their lead to 89-81 before Utah went on a 16-6 run to jump in front 97-93 with 5:22 left in the game.
Bosh did what he could to keep the Raptors close but Utah held Toronto to just four points over the final three minutes to earn the win.
Utah managed to take advantage of 17 Toronto turnovers as they converted them into 25 points while allowing just 12 points on their 9 turnovers.
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