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On Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena, when the streaking Utah Jazz should have beaten the injury-riddled and road-weary Milwaukee Bucks, they did.

Yes, it took a while.

The Jazz didn't pull away until the fourth quarter, which they opened with 11 straight points.

But Utah eventually did what a good NBA team is supposed to do, and that's overpower an opponent coming into its building at less than full strength.

Deron Williams and Al Jefferson each scored 22 points as the Jazz bumped their winning streak to six games with a methodical 109-88 victory over the Bucks.

"I feel like we played well," said Brandon Jennings, who scored a game-high 27 points for Milwaukee. "But they just kind of ran away with it."

The Bucks played their fourth game in four cities in six nights without center Andrew Bogut, guard Carlos Delfino, forward Drew Gooden and guard-forward Corey Maggette.

Still, Milwaukee hung around until backup guards Ronnie Price and Earl Watson sparked an 11-0 run at the start of the fourth quarter.

When Watson drilled a 20-footer with 7:35 remaining, it gave Utah an insurmountable 91-73 lead.

"You have to give [the Bucks] credit," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. " … I thought they played hard. They have a lot of guys out of their lineup, so they're scratching as much as they can. I give them a lot of credit for hanging in there and fighting the way they did."

According to Williams, who had 10 assists and five rebounds along with his fourth straight game with at least 20 points, the Jazz knew the shorthanded Bucks would not lie down.

"Anytime you play a team that is missing a lot of guys, it can be a dangerous game," he said. "You expect to win. You should win. But at the same time, it's the NBA and these are NBA players."

Jefferson, who made 11 of 14 shots from the field and also collected 11 rebounds, agreed.

"These types of teams are the most dangerous," he said. "They have a lot of guys hurting. But that's giving guys who normally wouldn't play a chance and those guys, they go out there and play hard."

The Jazz, who have won four straight at home, jumped to a 19-10 lead and, early, appeared headed for an easy night.

But the Bucks made seven of 12 3-point shots in the first half and Utah needed a late 18-10 run to build a 60-52 lead.

"I think we were a little disappointed that we gave up as many points as we did," Raja Bell said. " … We didn't execute defensively and it was a point of emphasis at halftime —to step up and take a little pride in it in the second half."

The Jazz did what they challenged themselves to do.

They limited Milwaukee to 10-of-36 shooting and only 37 points in the second half.

With Jefferson dominating inside, Utah took an 80-73 lead into the fourth quarter, which the Jazz opened by converting six of nine possessions.

"I wouldn't call it killer instinct," Sloan said. " … I thought the biggest thing is, they executed well and passed the ball. They passed the ball to the open man and got some easy baskets."

Andrei Kirilenko finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz, who have beaten Milwaukee nine straight times in Utah.

Watson and Price combined for 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 42 minutes.

Said Bell: "You always want to take care of the ones that, on paper, you are supposed to win — especially at home. …

"We've got a chance now to maybe string together a few wins here on our home court. We'd like to do that and tonight was a good start."