NBA: Utah 112, LA Clippers 90

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Utah walloped the Los Angeles Clippers, 112-90, Tuesday, led by Mehmet Okur with 27 points and Matt Harpring with 22,

Carlos Boozer contributed 16 points and 15 rebounds and Deron Williams also had 16 points for the Jazz, who at 7-1 are off to their best start since the lockout season of 1999, when they won nine of their first 10 games.

. The Jazz forced 19 turnovers, leading to 22 points.

Cuttino Mobley scored 18 and Corey Maggette 17 points for Los Angeles, which had its five-game winning streak broken. The Clippers now have lost seven in a row at Utah.