Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds Monday in the Utah Jazz's 106-85 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul Millsap had 19 and 11 rebounds, Deron Williams finished with 17 points and nine assists, and Andre Kirilenko scored 17 for the Jazz, who had carried a three-game losing streak into the game. Utah finished the day in seventh place in the West, one game behind New Orleans and Dallas.

J.R. Smith scored 34 points Saturday to help the Denver Nuggets get their sixth straight victory, a 120-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Carmelo Anthony added 18 point and Chris Andersen had 13 points and eight rebounds for Denver, which has won 11 of its last 12 games.

Yao Ming had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Aaron Brooks scored 21 Saturday to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-93 win over the LA Clippers. Shane Battier added 15 points and Luis Scola and Ron Artest scored 13 each for the Rockets, who are one game behind the Southwest Division-leading Spurs after

Tony Parker scored 18 points Friday and was one of seven San Antonio players in double figures, lifting the Spurs to a 111-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. San Antonio won its third in a row and increased its lead in the Southwest Division to 1 ½ games over idle Houston. Manu Ginobili added 14 points and both Tim Duncan and Michael Finley had 13.

Emeka Okafor had 28 points and nine rebounds Saturday night and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Los Angeles Clippers 100-95. Raja Bell had 21 points and Boris Diaw scored 15 for the Bobcats, who won their third straight game. Zach Randolph led all scorers with 33 points and pulled down nine rebounds