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Milwaukee • The Utah Jazz looked like a team coming off the All-Star break.

Shots weren't falling. The defense offered little resistance. It took four minutes for coach Quin Snyder to jump off the bench with disgust and call timeout. By that time, the Milwaukee Bucks had scored 11 of the first 13 points and were cruising.

As it turns out, that timeout was what the Jazz needed.

A turning point in the NBA rarely comes in the first quarter, but Friday proved to be an exception. In eventually taking a 109-95 win before 16,064 at the Bradley Center, Utah scored 18 of the next 20 points and maintained control the rest of the way.

"Coming back from the break always brings cobwebs," Snyder said. "I felt that we started the game like that. We weren't communicating defensively, and we were making mistakes. After that first timeout, we kind of figured it out a little bit. The guys did a good job. They played together and shared the ball. I thought we were pretty solid defensively."

Once the Jazz gained their footing, they were able to win the game pretty easily. They led Milwaukee by as many as 18 points and there were only two lead changes. The Jazz scored 52 points in the paint, and got to the free-throw line 30 times, making 27 of those attempts.

By the statistics, those were primary reasons Utah won its 36th game of the season and swept the Bucks in the season series. Looking a bit deeper, the Jazz brought a fully healthy roster into Friday night. More importantly, the Jazz brought a fresh team into the matchup, and the Bucks simply couldn't counter Utah's depth and athleticism.

"They played at a great pace tonight," Milwaukee forward Michael Beasley said. "They were knocking down shots, and their inside game was pretty good tonight."

The Jazz were able to find a balance the Bucks couldn't defend. All-Star forward Gordon Hayward scored a team-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field, darting inside for buckets and dunks. But Derrick Favors also set a tone with 19 points and his ability to score inside the paint.

Once Favors and Rudy Gobert — 15 points and 16 rebounds — flexed their muscles close to the basket, the Bucks began to shift their defense. Then, George Hill (19 points) and Dante Exum (12 points off the bench) asserted themselves on the perimeter along with Hayward.

Defensively, the plan was simple: Keep Milwaukee from the 3-point line, know that Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to get his offensively, but keep everyone else in check.

Antetokounmpo played well, scoring a game-high 33 points. And Beasley scored 22 on 10-of-17 shooting. But nobody else in a Milwaukee uniform scored more than nine points. The Bucks shot 43 percent from the field and the Jazz were able to force 15 turnovers.

"I think everyone was on the same page defensively and offensively," Hill said. "We started a little sluggish, but we started to move the ball and we were trying to make the extra passes. It was good for us to get back out there. We're going to need all 15 guys to contribute and to have a better season."

With the win, the Jazz have won six consecutive games over Milwaukee, and 11 of the past 13. The Jazz move to 36-22 on the season and are now 25-16 in games where they hold their opponent under 100 points. Utah also is 13-2 in games it shoots at least 50 percent from the field.

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Storylines

R Rudy Gobert notches a double-double for the 39th time this season, second in the NBA behind Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns.

• Dante Exum scores in double figures for a season-high thrid straight game.

• Utah moves to 36-22 on the season.

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