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SALT LAKE CITY - Carlos Boozer had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Andrei Kirilenko added 19 points and two big blocks in the fourth quarter, and the Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Phoenix Suns 109-97 Monday night.
C.J. Miles scored a season-high 21 points and Brevin Knight had six assists and 12 points, going 6-for-7 from the floor as the Jazz got the Suns in foul trouble and pulled away in the second half.
Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal both drew their fourth fouls early in the third quarter, then the Suns couldn't shoot early in the fourth as Utah scored 13 straight during one stretch.
Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 30 points and eight rebounds. Nash had 14 points and eight assists, but O'Neal finished with just nine points and one rebound. O'Neal had back-to-back shots blocked by Kirilenko during Phoenix's slump in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz outrebounded Phoenix 47-26, getting seven boards from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko had missed the last two games with a dislocated finger, but returned to his new role as Utah's sixth man and flourished again. He went 5-for-10 from the floor and made all eight of his foul shots, then topped off Utah's homecoming by swatting away two shots by O'Neal in the lane with about 5 minutes left.
The Jazz were playing without starters Deron Williams and Mehmet Okur, but stayed unbeaten at home after going 1-4 on a five-game road trip.
The Suns had won four of five but made it hard on themselves by sending the Jazz to the line 36 times. Utah made 26 free throws and took advantage after Nash went to the bench with his fifth foul with 5:06 still left in the third.
Nash was called for his fifth when Ronnie Brewer was trying to put back a rebound. Nash contended he wasn't the one who hit Brewer and pleaded from the bench for the officials to change the call.
It didn't happen and Brewer made both free throws to put Utah up 73-69 and start an 8-3 run for the Jazz, who blew it open in the fourth when the Suns' shooting stalled.
Phoenix opened the fourth 5-for-17 and the Jazz scored 13 straight during a 17-2 run that put away the game. The home fans knew the win was just about wrapped up, then got even louder when Kirilenko blocked O'Neal's shot out of bounds. The Suns got the ball back to O'Neal after the inbounds pass and Kirilenko swatted it away again to the Utah fans' delight.
Notes@: Jazz C Mehmet Okur was back with the team but did not play after spending most of last week in Turkey to be with his ailing father. ... The Jazz were scheduled to honor Jerry Sloan before the game with the game ball from his 1,000th win with the team, but postponed it because owner Larry Miller wasn't feeling well and missed the game. ... O'Neal was fined $25,000 earlier Monday for verbally abusing officials and not leaving the court in a timely manner when he was ejected Sunday.
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