NBA: Utah 109, Milwaukee 88

Salt Lake City -- Deron Williams and Al Jefferson scored 22 points each and the Utah Jazz notched their sixth straight victory Monday, 109-88 over Milwaukee.

Jefferson pulled down 11 rebounds, Williams handed out 10 assists and Andrei Kirilenko added 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Utah.

Williams' 20-foot jumper with 5 minutes left in the second quarter gave Utah a 44-42 lead and the Jazz never trailed again. Earl Watson came off the bench to can a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer for an eight-point bulge.

Watson ended with 12 points for Utah.

Milwaukee lost for the sixth time in seven games despite Brandon Jennings' game-high 27 points and 19 more from Chris Douglas.

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