Jazz cruise by Kings for 4th straight win

Forward Matt Harpring said the Jazz really haven't been tested the last couple games, and that certainly is true.

But at least they're having no trouble acing the pop quizzes.

Utah rolled Monday night for a second straight outing, beating Sacramento 117-93 at EnergySolutions Arena behind Carlos Boozer's 32-point, 10-rebound double-double and the 15-point, eight-board, eight-assist, three-block line of Andrei Kirilenko.

It was the fourth straight win for the 6-2 Jazz, who led by double digits throughout the second half — just like they did in Saturday's 118-94 win over Memphis.

Along the way, Boozer posted his seventh double-double in eight games this season — and the Jazz, who shot 50 percent from the field, improved on the NBA-leading scoring average of 111.1 that they brought into the night.

"We're not really thinking about that," Boozer said of the Jazz's outlandish offensive output. "We're just trying to move the ball offensively, and hit the open man, and the guys are shooting the ball with confidence.

"The thing we are going to continue to do," he added, "is to hold teams under a hundred — and (now) that's two in a row for us."

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, naturally, was less than impressed with the vic-

tory over a 2-5 Sacramento team missing would-be starters Mike Bibby (thumb surgery), Ron Artest (suspended) and Brad Miller (bruised quad).

"They were shorthanded," Sloan said, "and I don't think it's anything to do cartwheels about."

But at least the Jazz were balanced in the way they got things done.

Utah, which leaves today for a three-game trip that opens Wednesday night in Toronto and closes Saturday in Indiana, had six scorers in double figures, including not just Boozer and Kirilenko, but also Ronnie Brewer (13 points), Mehmet Okur (12), Gordan Giricek (who scored all 12 of his points in the second quarter) and Harpring (12).

The Jazz got 39 points from their bench, including seven on 3-of-5 field shooting from backup point guard Jason Hart, who seems to have found his stroke after starting the season slow.

"We've got a lot of guys on this team," Brewer said, "who can hurt people other than the 'big four,' (as) I call them — Booz, Memo (Okur), A.K. (Kirilenko), D-Will (Deron Williams)."