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Utah Sends Houston, T-Mac Packing

Posted May 3, 08 1:10 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points in the decisive third quarter, and the Utah Jazz beat Houston 113-91 on Friday to win the series 4-2 and knock the Rockets out of the playoffs in the opening round for the second straight year. Tracy McGrady scored 40 for the Rockets, but fell to 0-7 in playoff series in his career.

Mehmet Okur had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Carlos Boozer added 15 points and 10 boards. Andrei Kirilenko scored 11 points and Williams added nine assists. The Jazz found their long-range shooting and made 10 of 22 3-pointers. Utah was 2-for-23 from beyond the arc in the previous two games. Utah faces the Lakers in second round beginning Sunday.

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Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo (55) reacts to the Utah Jazz expanding their lead during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of their NBA playoff series Friday, May 2, 2008, in Salt Lake City.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams, right, fouls Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston (12) during the first quarter of Game 6 of the NBA basketball playoff series Friday, May 2, 2008, in Salt Lake City.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Houston's Tracy McGrady (1) slips between Utah Jazz forwards Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer, right, to miss a lay up during Game 6 of their playoff series Friday, May 2, 2008, in Salt Lake City.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams (8) celebrates at the end of the fourth quarter of Game 6 of their NBA playoff series on Friday, May 2, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Rockets 113-91.   (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola (4), of Argentina, looks for a way around Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap during the second quarter of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Friday,...   (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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