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Jazz go for seventh straight home win vs. Clippers

Jan 18, 2008 - 3:10 PM LA Clippers (11-23) at Utah (22-18) 9:00 pm EST

SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) - The Utah Jazz should be happy to see home after watching their winning streak get snapped on a brief one-game trip.

The Jazz will be looking to start a new streak when they host the lowly Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

Utah had its four-game winning streak snapped in a 120-109 loss at Denver on Thursday. Deron Williams scored 23 points and handed out 12 assists and Carlos Boozer added 18 points and 11 rebounds, but the Jazz had no answer for Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza, who scored a career-high 41 points.

The 120 points allowed at Denver was the second-highest total the Jazz have allowed this season.

But the home court has been kind to Utah this season, as the club owns a 16-3 record and is in the midst of a six-game winning streak at Energy Solutions Arena. Williams is averaging 10.4 assists per game at home as opposed to 7.9 on the road.

The Clippers should be an easy target on Friday, owning a 5-10 mark on the road. Los Angeles has lost 10 of its last 12 games.

Sam Cassell is making noise about a possible trade, but the veteran point guard focused on the Clippers long enough on lead them to a 97-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Cassell had 32 points, six rebounds and seven assists in the triumph.