Boozer lifts Jazz past Pistons 103-93

November 27, 2007 - 0:0

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Carlos Boozer had 36 points and 11 rebounds, Deron Williams added 21 points and 14 assists, and the Utah Jazz posted a 103-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

Detroit played without Rasheed Wallace (knee) for the second game in a row, then had head coach Flip Saunders ejected after picking up a pair of technicals for arguing with official Marc Davis in the third quarter.
Boozer was 17-for-20 from the floor in his best scoring day this season, helping Utah beat the Pistons for the fifth straight time.
Former Piston Mehmet Okur added 12 points for Utah, while Andrei Kirilenko had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Antonio McDyess led the Pistons with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Richard Hamilton added 17 despite fighting flu-like symptoms.
Utah scored the game's first six points, but the Pistons were ahead by the end of the quarter and led by as many as eight in the second.
Boozer had 10 points in Utah's 20-7 run to finish the half, and the Jazz took a 57-50 lead into the intermission. Boozer had 18 points in the half, while Williams had 12 points and 10 assists.
The Pistons stayed close for most of the third quarter, but a four-point possession helped by Saunders' ejection let Utah take a 79-69 lead into the fourth.
The Pistons narrowed the gap to 91-87 on Tayshaun Prince's 3-pointer, but Kirilenko's put-back restored the margin to six, and Boozer's layup put the game away.