Jazz 110, Kings 101

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Carlos Boozer had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 110-101 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight victory.

Utah finally got its offense going in the second half, continually getting the ball to Boozer, who used his big body to score inside and helped gradually carve into the Kings' lead. Utah outscored Sacramento 39-17 in the fourth quarter.

Mehmet Okur put Utah ahead for good with a 3-pointer for a 101-99 lead with 1:45 left. Boozer followed with a dunk and completed a three-point play to put the Jazz ahead by five with 1:02 to go.

Deron Williams had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz (11-1), who have the best record in the NBA and are off to the best start in franchise history. Matt Harpring and Derek Fisher each had 16 points.

Kevin Martin had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who have lost three straight. Ron Artest had 19 points, Ronnie Price scored a career-high 16, Mike Bibby added 12 and Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 11.

The Jazz entered leading the NBA in several offensive categories, but didn't play like it in the opening half when they shot 39 percent, committed 12 turnovers and trailed by 18 points.

Bibby fell to the floor on a defensive switch late in the second quarter, injuring his right leg. He left the game, but returned to start the second half. He played only three minutes before leaving the game for good with a thigh contusion.

Subbing for Bibby, Price helped ignite the Kings in the third period. He threw down an acrobatic left-hand dunk over Boozer, and made the subsequent three-point play. Price hit a long 3-pointer the next time down the floor and connected on another at the third quarter buzzer for an 84-71 Kings lead.

Hustling on defense and shooting well from the perimeter, the Kings humbled Utah in the opening half. Martin scored 13 points, while both Artest and Bibby had 12 as Sacramento led 55-37 at the break.

Notes: The Kings had 11 first-half assists, one game after recording a season-low 10 in a loss to San Antonio. Gordan Giricek had missed the previous six games with an Achilles' tendon injury. He shot 1-of-6 and scored two points in 16 minutes. Back spasms continue to bother Artest, who did not start the second half but later entered the game after getting locker room treatment during the second period. Ronnie Brewer had 11 points in 13 minutes for the Jazz.