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NBA: Utah 109, Toronto 101

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Published: March. 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM

TORONTO, March 8 (UPI) -- A dominant 28-14 fourth period Sunday helped the Utah Jazz bag their 11th straight win, 109-101 over the Toronto Raptors.

It was their eighth straight victory against Toronto.

When the fourth started, Utah trailed 87-81 after having held a 49-48 halftime advantage.

The Jazz were led by Deron Williams' 25 points and nine assists. Kyle Korver scored 20 with eight rebounds.

Mehmet Okur added 19 points with 11 rebounds, and Paul Millsap had 18 with 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who had not won 11 in a row since April 1-18, 1999.

Chris Bosh paced Toronto with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani contributed 20 with eight rebounds.

Anthony Parker scored 16 with seven assists, while Jose Calderon added 10 points and 11 assists in the Raptors' fourth straight loss overall.

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