A 16-foot jumper from Matt Harpring gave the Jazz their first lead since 11-10 at 81-79 with one minute and 40 seconds left in the third, and it wound up being an advantage Utah would maintain the rest of the way.

Boozer picked up where Okur left off and scored seven of his points in the fourth quarter, and Kyle Korver knocked down 3-of-4 shots in the final period — including 2-of-3 from 3-point range — as the Jazz led by double digits for the game's final 9:55.

Most of their work was orchestrated by party planner Williams, who dished eight of his assists in the second half.

"Just having fun, man," said Williams, whose double-double — which came despite a bruised right hand — was his 44th of the season. "My teammates were hitting shots, you know? That's where the assists were from. I can't take a lot of credit for that. I couldn't really score today, but I could get everyone else to score."

"He's just been dropping dimes, man, the way he's getting everybody involved. And he's aware of that," Boozer added. "We came out shooting a couple jump shots, and he said, 'Booz, we're going right to you; get the ball in. Memo, I'm coming to you.' "

They listened, and it was a good thing for the Jazz too.

Otherwise, Sloan might have saltier things to rap about than even Lil' Jon.

"It probably would have been on Coach's mind," Williams said of the bash, "if we did lose this game."

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