Andrei Kirilenko had 10 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks to help the Utah Jazz beat the weary Golden State Warriors 97-80 Tuesday night.

Golden State Warriors coach Eric Musselman yells to his players during the third quarter against the Utah Jazz Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Warriors, 97-80. [AP]

With Kirilenko leading the way, the Jazz improved to 16-3 at home and won for the third time in four games.

Raja Bell was one of three Utah reserves to finish in double figures, getting 15 points. Raul Lopez had 12 points and had five assists for the Jazz, whose reserves outscored the Warriors' bench 47-28. Sasha Pavlovic added 11 points for the Jazz.

Golden State, which lost to Memphis 115-113 Monday night in two overtimes, was sluggish with just 10 points in the first quarter. Clifford Robinson led Golden State with 23 points and Brian Cardinal added 14 off the bench for the Warriors, who have lost nine of 10.

Carlos Arroyo led the Jazz with 19 points and Greg Ostertag pulled down 13 rebounds, including eight in the first quarter as it was apparent which team had been up late the night before.

The Warriors were just 5-for-23 in the opening quarter while falling behind 23-10 entering the second, when they fell behind by 17. Golden State cut its deficit to 52-45 by halftime, then made a couple runs in the second half before running out of steam.

A 12-2 run to end the third quarter gave Utah a 76-66 lead. Pavlovic made a layup, then took a steal in for another easy basket to start the run, which Arroyo continued with a 3-pointer, then three straight free throws after being fouled beyond the arc with 1.5 seconds left.

After Golden State trimmed the lead to 81-76 with six straight points, the Jazz pulled away for good. Kirilenko made a long jumper before falling to the floor, the Lopez made a steal and started a fast break, finishing it with a no-look pass to Bell for a layup.

The Warriors were worn out by then and didn't have a field goal in the closing minutes.

Notes@: Golden State had played two straight overtime games before Tuesday. ... Golden State guard Calbert Cheaney, who played for the Jazz last season, received scattered applause when he entered the game midway through the first quarter. He finished with two points and four rebounds. ... Warriors F Clifford Robinson caught a ball and ran with it out of bounds late in the first half. Referee Michael Henderson initially called it Warriors' ball, but Robinson looked at him laughing and pointing toward Utah's side of the court before the call was reversed.

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