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NBA: Utah 132, Denver 105

SALT LAKE CITY, March 9 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur had 27 points and six other Utah players scored in double figures Saturday in the Jazz's 132-105 rout of Denver.

Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 11 rebounds; Deron Williams had 14 points and 16 assists; Paul Millsap finished with16 points and 10 rebounds; Kyle Korver scored 12 and Matt Harpring scored 10 for Utah -- which has won 18 straight home games and is 28-3 at home this season.

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Allen Iverson scored 28 points, Carmelo Anthony scored 24 and J.R. Smith had 16 points for the Nuggets, who lost for the first time in their last three games and fell four games behind the second-place Jazz in the Northwest Division.

Utah built a 64-45 lead late in the second quarter, and then went up 77-54 at the half on 63.8 percent shooting from the field. The Jazz opened the second half with a 10-0 run and Denver never challenged after that.

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