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Jazz resume road trip vs. Cavs

Dec 20, 2010 - 3:36 PM (Sports Network) - The Utah Jazz will resume a four-game road trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena tonight.

The Jazz improved to 1-1 on their trek Saturday in Milwaukee when Deron Williams scored 22 points and dished out 11 assists, as Utah used a late surge to take down the Bucks, 95-86.

Al Jefferson added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who bounced back from a 100-71 loss to the Hornets on Friday and improved to a gaudy 10-1 against Eastern Conference clubs. Paul Millsap tallied 15 points, nine boards and four steals for Utah, which also got 12 points and nine rebounds from Andrei Kirilenko.

"It was a good win for us," Utah head coach Jerry Sloan said. "We had some moments where we played pretty good defense and kept battling."

The Jazz, who are a solid 8-4 on the road, will finish their trek in Minnesota on Wednesday.

The Cavs, meanwhile, snapped an ugly 10-game skid in the opener of a brief two-game homestand on Saturday when Mo Williams extended the game with a running jump shot with 3.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored six in overtime to help Cleveland snap their lengthy losing streak with a 109-102 victory over the New York Knicks.

Williams scored 23 points with a season-high 14 assists for the Cavaliers, who halted the team's worst slide since LeBron James was a season away from his NBA debut with the franchise. Antawn Jamison added 21 points, while Anthony Parker supplied 17 points in the victory.

Anderson Varejao provided a presence down low, scoring 14 points and grabbing a season-high 17 rebounds for Cleveland, which has won nine straight over New York.

"The last three or four games, the effort's there," Williams said. "We're right there. You want to see a win to believe it. We keep saying we turned the corner, and I think it showed."

Utah snapped a four-game skid to Cleveland with a 97-96 win in Salt Lake City in January of last season but has lost six straight in the Forest City, although the Cavs obviously no longer have James to rely upon.