Okur leads Utah Jazz over New Orleans

Mehmet Okur had 22 points and 17 rebounds to help the Utah Jazz clinch the Northwest Division and snap the New Orleans Hornets’ 11-game home winning streak, 77-66 on Tuesday night in New Orleans.

Deron Williams had 16 assists and outplayed Chris Paul as the Jazz took a 20-point lead early in the fourth quarter and cruised from there, holding New Orleans to its lowest point total of the season.

Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko and Paul Millsap each scored 10 points for Utah, which shot 44 percent and outrebounded New Orleans 47-36.

Suns 127, Grizzlies 113: At Memphis, Tenn., Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Phoenix beat the Grizzlies despite playing without injured Shaquille O’Neal, who is out with a right hip contusion.

Rudy Gay matched his career high with 36 points for Memphis.

Pacers 112, Hawks 98: At Indianapolis, Mike Dunleavy scored 28 points, and the Pacers beat Atlanta to avoid elimination from the Eastern Conference playoff race.

A win by the Hawks would have knocked Indiana from playoff contention, and Atlanta would have needed just one win or a New Jersey loss the rest of the way to clinch a berth. Instead, the Pacers are two games behind the Hawks for the eighth spot with four games left.

Heat 95, Bulls 88: At Miami, Kasib Powell scored a career-high 18 points, leading the Heat to a victory over Chicago that snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Bobcats 121, Timberwolves 119: At Charlotte, N.C., Jason Richardson scored 36 points and the Bobcats held off Minnesota.

Knicks 98, Pistons 94: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Wilson Chandler scored all of his 19 points in the first half, and New York built a huge lead and held on to beat Detroit.

Jamal Crawford scored 16 for New York, which has won two straight.

Celtics 107, Bucks 104 (OT): At Milwaukee, Eddie House’s 3-pointer gave Boston a lead with 1:29 left in overtime, and the Celtics held the Bucks scoreless the rest of the way to earn their seventh straight victory.

Kevin Garnett scored 21 points to lead the Celtics, Ray Allen scored 11 and Paul Pierce, who returned to the team after the birth of his daughter, added 14.

Trail Blazers 112, Lakers 103: At Portland, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and matched his career high with 12 rebounds, and the Trail Blazers snapped the four-game winning streak of Los Angeles.

Nuggets 117, Clippers 99: At Los Angeles, Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points, Allen Iverson added 21 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and Denver routed the Clippers.

Warriors 140, Kings 132: At Oakland, Calif., Baron Davis scored 33 and Andris Biedrins added 17 points and 17 rebounds to lead Golden State over Sacramento.

Around the league

Sacramento center Brad Miller will miss the final five games of the Kings’ season with a stress fracture in his left leg and a bone chip in his right elbow. … Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace is leaning toward sitting out the last week of the season because of a groin injury. … Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard needed six stitches after getting cut on the mouth in a collision at practice. He isn’t expected to miss any games.