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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Pau Gasol scored 27 points and matched his career high with 18 rebounds to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat Utah 87-65 on Friday night, snapping the Jazz's five-game winning streak. Gasol also had seven assists and four blocks as Memphis won its fifth straight. Eddie Jones, Bobby Jackson and Mike Miller had 13 points each, while Shane Batter scored 12 before fouling out midway through the fourth. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 20 points, and Devin Brown added 10. Memphis led by 12 after three quarter but Kirilenko had two baskets to get Utah within nine with 6:22 left. The Grizzlies responded by hitting 10 straight free throws and Jackson added a 3. Jones scored on a layup after a Gasol rebound to give Memphis an 81-60 lead with just under three minutes left. Kirilenko, who went 8-for-14 from the field, was the only Utah starter to have a successful shooting night as the other four were a combined 7-of-33. The Jazz shot 31 percent, including 1-for-11 from 3-point range. The Jazz rotated big men defending Gasol, but the Grizzlies' leading scorer had 16 points midway through the second quarter. Memphis led by 19 before Utah put together an 11-2 run in the second quarter to cut the lead to 10. Gasol had 18 points and nine rebounds in the first half and Memphis led 45-30 at halftime. Notes:@ The Jazz defeated the Grizzlies 105-102 in overtime at Utah on Dec. 26. It was the last loss for Memphis. ... Okur is the only Jazz player to start all 33 games. ... Memphis coach Mike Fratello earned a technical from Eric Lewis late in the third period for arguing that officials missed a foul call. ... Utah is 0-5 when scoring under 80 points. ... Okur had 12 rebounds, marking his fifth straight game as Utah's leading rebounder. ... Eddie Jones' 13 points left him two points shy of 13,000 for his career. ... Utah is now 12-5 when Kirilenko starts. ... Memphis G Jackson, starting in place of Damon Stoudamire, who had season-ending knee surgery this week, is 3-0 as a starter. ... Utah was averaging 96.6 points during its winning streak.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-01-06-06 2142MST
