Boozer, Jazz try to stay on track at Minnesota

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02/25/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With one of their top players back in action, the Utah Jazz take aim at their longest winning streak of the season in tonight's clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.

The Jazz won for the fifth straight time and eighth time in nine outings after completing a perfect homestand with Monday's 108-89 victory over Atlanta. Ronnie Brewer led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points as Utah ended its residency with a 5-0 record.

Paul Millsap added 16 points and 12 rebounds and Deron Williams also recorded a double-double for the Jazz, finishing with 15 points and 10 assists.

Utah was also bolstered by the long-awaited return of Carlos Boozer to the lineup. The standout forward, an All-Star selection in each of the past two seasons, had been sidelined since November 19 with an injured left knee that required surgery.

Boozer played a little over 21 minutes on Monday and scored two points while grabbing five rebounds.

The Jazz, who enter tonight's tilt tied for sixth place in the Western Conference standings and three games back of Northwest Division leader Denver, also had a five-game win streak to begin this season. Utah hasn't won six in a row since it ripped off 10 straight victories from January 18-February 6, 2008.

Utah is just 9-17 on the road this season, but one of those wins came at the Target Center back in December.

Minnesota's recent struggles continued Tuesday in Toronto, where Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each had 26 points as the Raptors posted a 118-110 triumph over the Timberwolves.

Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes scored 25 and 23 points, respectively, for Minnesota, which received a 15-point outing from rookie Kevin Love as well.

The loss was the Timberwolves' third in a row and eighth in their last nine games. Minnesota has also dropped six straight at the Target Center and is a poor 8-19 as the host this season.

Utah has taken three straight meetings with the T-Wolves, two of which took place earlier this season.

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