Boozer just doing his job

All in a night's work.

So suggested Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer after a 25-point, 21-rebound effort in Utah's 104-100 win Tuesday over Golden State.

"You know what?" Boozer asked after posting the Jazz's first 20-20 game since Donyell Marshall in 2001. "That's my job, that's my responsibility, and I take that very serious."

Boozer's 25 came on 11-of-18 shooting from the field, and his 21 boards left him one shy of a career-high rebounding evening.

"I knew I had 21 with like 30 seconds left," Boozer said. "I was hoping Al (Harrington, who hit an inconsequential last-second 3-pointer) would miss that last one, so I could have gotten another one."

Boozer was one of five double-digits scorers for the Jazz on Tuesday, prompting their leading scorer and rebounder this season to laud the club's depth as Utah — using rookie Paul Millsap up front alongside Boozer, and sitting starting center Memet Okur — played its version of smallball with the Warriors in the final quarter.

"We've got guys that can step in there, no matter who's out," said Boozer, who is in his third season with the Jazz. "Whether I'm gone or A.K. (Andrei Kirilenko) is gone or Memo (Okur) is gone or Willie (Deron Williams) is gone, we've got guys that can play.

"This is the deepest Jazz team we've had since I've been here."

DEFENDING THE MASCOT: Golden State guard Sarunas Jasikevicius, who was shipped to the Warriors by Indiana in January as part of an eight-player deal, was pursued aggressively by Utah during the NBA's 2005 summer free-agency market.

The Jazz also were curious about Jasikevicius when he was rumored to be available on the trade market earlier this season.

In Indiana, though, the veteran Euroleague star's departure was hailed by at least one local media member.

"He couldn't make 3-pointers at this level and he couldn't defend the mascot," Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz wrote shortly after the swap. "He was a liability with an attitude."

Jasikevicius dressed but did not play (coach's decision) Tuesday.

ONE OKUR LEAVES, ANOTHER TO ARRIVE: Okur left the bench area late in the fourth quarter and quickly exited EnergySolutions Arena after learning his wife, Yeliz, had gone into labor with the couple's first child.