Without Williams, Jazz end slide at 6 (AP)

Utah Jazz guard Earl Watson was pushing the pace so much he left his own teammates winded Friday night. But after snapping a six-game losing streak with a 108-100 win over Minnesota, nobody was complaining. "It is a relief," Andrei Kirilenko said. "It's big time to finally leave it behind and start over." The smallest player on the court had perhaps the biggest impact.

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