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JAZZ 98, THUNDER 81

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Alec Burks had 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and the Jazz beat the reeling Thunder.

Enes Kanter added 16 points and a season-high 15 boards for Utah, which enjoyed a 55-44 edge on the glass. Trey Burke scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half, and finished with nine assists.

Oklahoma City has lost three straight and seven of nine. Jeremy Lamb led the Thunder with 19 points, and Steven Adams had 11 points and eight rebounds.

Playing without the injured Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City shot 35.7 per cent (30 for 84) from the field.

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