The Jazz couldn't help but see that defensive activity as key to their victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and first road win in a month. They finished the first quarter with six steals and matched a season-high with 15 steals for the game.

"We finally brought the same defensive intensity that we had at home on the road, and that's why we won the game,'' Boozer said. It was an across-the-board effort as nine players had steals, including two for Boozer.

The Jazz scored 29 points off 20 Clippers turnovers. As Deron Williams described afterward: "I thought we did a good job of coming out and setting the tempo early. We were active on defense, we got steals, deflections, and just played a lot better than we have in the past."

The second factor cited by the Jazz was that they took the game to the Clippers, instead of vice versa. At the end of the third quarter, for example, Jason Hart ran back after a breakaway dunk by Maggette and found Paul Millsap for a layup with 1.2 seconds left.

"We pushed the ball up the floor a lot more than what we've been doing, instead of walking,'' Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "We put a great deal more pressure on the defense and that's what we've got to do if we're going to be able to play on the road."

The Jazz's next chance for a road victory comes Sunday, their first game back in Houston since winning Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs.

Prime-time players

The Jazz can thank the Miami Heat's 14-game losing streak for bringing them two more appearances on national television. ESPN pulled the plug on two Heat broadcasts Tuesday and will televise two Jazz games instead.

The Jazz's April 4 home game against San Antonio now will start at 6 p.m. The Jazz's Feb. 1 road game at Washington was also changed to 6 p.m. MT.

Korver vs. Korver

There was no way Kyle Korver was choosing between brothers before No. 22 Drake's 68-60 overtime victory Tuesday over Creighton. Klayton Korver, a senior forward, scored 14 points for Drake, while Kaleb Korver, a freshman guard, had seven points for Creighton.

"It's neat to think our family has two brothers playing Division I basketball at the same time,'' Korver told the Omaha World-Herald. "And the good thing is that there's no rivalry between Klayton and Kaleb. I'm sure a lot of people will want to play up the brother versus brother angle, but I hope they don't make too much out of that.''

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