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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Michael Redd scored 57 points to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record, but Matt Harpring made a layup with 1.8 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz a 113-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Carlos Boozer scored 32 points and Deron Williams had 27 to help the Jazz move to 6-1 for just the fifth time in franchise history. The Bucks dropped their fourth straight to fall to 2-5, their worst start since 2000-01.
Redd scored 39 points in the second half and broke the franchise scoring record of 55 set by Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career scoring leader, against the Boston Celtics on Dec. 10, 1971.
Redd made 18 of 32 field goals, going 6-of-12 from 3-point range and 15-of-17 on free throws.
It was Redd's first career 50-point game and sixth career 40-point night. He has scored at least 30 points in four of seven games this season.
Redd's previous career high of 43 points came in a 116-103 season-ending loss to Washington last April 18.
The Jazz dominated much of the game, but saw a 24-point first-half lead evaporate in the fourth quarter behind Redd's 25 points in the period.
Utah led 109-102 with less than two minutes left, but Ruben Patterson hit two free throws to cut the lead to five with 1:08 remaining. Andrew Bogut's dunk and free throw made it 109-107 with 39 seconds left.
Williams then missed a 3-pointer on the other end, and Redd was fouled on the rebound but missed the first of two free throws with 12 seconds left to keep it 109-108.
Redd then fouled Boozer on the inbounds play, and he made both free throws to put Utah up three with 11 seconds remaining. Redd then curled off a screen and nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing with 6.9 seconds left to tie it.
Williams, however, dribbled quickly down the floor and found Harpring cutting on the baseline for a layup with 1.8 seconds left. Redd missed a fadeaway 27-footer at the buzzer.
It was not all good news for the Jazz, who lost forward Andrei Kirilenko to a sprained right ankle midway through the second quarter. Kirilenko appeared to roll the ankle while vying for a loose ball on the left sideline with Milwaukee's Ersan Ilyasova. He quickly grabbed his right leg in pain and limped off the court to the Jazz bench, putting no pressure on the leg. A short time later, Kirilenko was helped to the Utah locker room. He did not return to the bench.
Williams, a second-year player, continued his solid play. He had 18 points in the first half -- including his first 3-pointer of the season -- one night after sinking 10 of 15 shots and scoring 26 points in a win over the Celtics. Williams also had a career-high 14 assists Friday.
Boozer scored 14 points in the third quarter en route to a season high.
Utah was in control early, taking advantage of a porous Bucks defense for a series of layups and dunks. The Jazz almost put the game out of reach early in the second quarter with a 16-0 run and led by as many as 24.
Kirilenko's 17-foot jumper capped the run before he left the game with 5:34 remaining in the period.
Redd sparked the Bucks with 11 points in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter, and they got within 90-83 on Charlie Bell's layup with less than 10 minutes left.
Patterson made his first seven shots and finished with 18 points.
Utah rookie Paul Millsap had a career-high 15 points and Harpring had 17.
Notes:@ The Jazz have won four straight games against Milwaukee and seven of nine. ... Redd has scored in double digits in 87 straight games, the fifth-longest streak in team history. Abdul-Jabbar holds the team record. He scored in double digits in all 467 games he played with the Bucks.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-11-11-06 2135MST
