Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) shoots over Seattle SuperSonics center Johan Petro (27) during the fourth quarter of their game, played Saturday night. Boozer scored 21 as Utah defeated Seattle 96-75.

You know the Utah Jazz have won a relatively easy game when forward Carlos Boozer is sitting on the bench watching the end of the game. Boozer scored 21, leading the Jazz to a decisive victory over the Seattle SuperSonics 96-75 at Salt Lake City. Of course, it didn’t help Seattle any as they shot a god-awful 33% from the floor; I don’t care what team in the NBA it is - if you shoot 33%, you’re going to lose, guaranteed.Utah started out slowly, but recovered and took over the game in the second quarter. a 3-point play by Utah forward Paul Millsap gave the Jazz a 34-33 lead with 6:45 left in the first half; Utah would never give up the lead after that. Utah put the game away for good when they held the Sonics to just 1 point in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. Utah was led by Boozer with 21 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Deron Williams and Ronnie Brewer both scored 18; Williams also dished out 10 assists. Andrei Kirilenko would add 16 with 5 blocked shots for the victorious Jazz.

Seattle’s high scorer was Wally Szczerbiak with 24 from off the bench, while Luke Ridenour added 10 in a losing effort. Utah (14-11) flies east to take on the Atlanta Hawks Monday night, while Seattle gets a few days off before they host the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday.

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