Williams scores 20 points in return to lineup, leads Jazz to 111-93 victory over Mavericks

Williams returns, leads Jazz past Mavericks

DALLAS — Deron Williams had 20 points and nine assists in his return to the lineup, Carlos Boozer added 15 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-93 on Saturday night.

Williams, a former Dallas-area high school star, missed the previous two games because of a bruised right wrist.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points, Jason Kidd had 19 and Jason Terry 16 for the Mavericks, who had won two in a row and five of their previous seven.

The Mavericks played without forwards Josh Howard and Drew Gooden. Howard sustained a left thigh contusion Friday against San Antonio, while Gooden sprained his right ring finger and needed four stitches to close a cut on his chin in the same game.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Jazz 111, Mavericks 93. corrects dateline to Dallas.)