By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO(AP) -- A decade of misery for the Utah Jazz in San
Antonio is over.

But the Spurs' early struggles show no sign of ending.

Deron Williams scored 21 points and Carlos Boozer scored 10 of
his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Jazz to their
first regular-season victory in San Antonio since 1999 - a 90-83
win on Thursday night.

That's 10 years and 20 games since 30 points from Karl Malone on
Feb. 28, 1999, carried the Jazz to their previous win in San
Antonio. No player in Utah's loose locker room Thursday night
was even in the NBA back then.

"We've been to this building a lot of times, had some close
games and had some blowouts," said Boozer, who also had 11
rebounds. "To get the win, the first one in this building, is
big-time for our organization. We're proud of ourselves."

Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and he has seldom seen San Antonio
struggle at the start of a season like this. The Spurs revamped
their roster this summer with sights set on a fifth NBA title
run, but they are 4-6 and have their first losing record after
10 games since 1996.

The Spurs have dropped three straight.

"(We have to) worry more about improvement and understanding
more than our record - and we know what our record is," Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich said.

Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz, who won back-to-back
games for the first time this season. They did so with only nine
players for the second consecutive night, after beating Toronto
at home on Wednesday.

Taking over Malone's role, Boozer played the foil to the Spurs
this time. He was 4-of-6 from the field in the fourth. His
second of two and-ones in the period with 1:08 left put Utah up
87-83 and provided a big two-possession cushion.

Ronnie Brewer added 13 points for the Jazz, who shot 60 percent
in the fourth quarter. Williams had six of his 10 assists while
playing the entire fourth quarter along with Millsap and Andrei
Kirilenko, who finished with 13 points.

"We did all the right things down the stretch, which we've
struggled with in this building," Williams said. "I still want
to beat them when they're not short-handed."

The Spurs certainly were.

Like the Jazz, they were also playing their second game in two
nights after falling in overtime at Dallas. The Spurs hobbled
home Thursday perhaps not weary, but certainly more banged up.

Manu Ginobili, who sprained his left groin against the
Mavericks, is expected to miss at least a week. He sat out along
with Tony Parker, who has missed four of five games because of a
nagging ankle sprain.

Parker, San Antonio's third-leading scorer, remains day-to-day.
The All-Star point guard originally hurt the ankle Nov. 6, then
re-aggravated the sprain Saturday in a loss to Oklahoma City.

George Hill, starting in place of Parker, had 18 points but on
7-of-17 shooting. Richard Jefferson added 16 points, and Roger
Mason had 12.

After spending big dollars to bring in Jefferson and Antonio
McDyess this summer while dumping half their roster, the Spurs'
sputtering start isn't what the team had in mind. But it's also
not the first time San Antonio has started slow: the Spurs began
5-5 last season, and still won the Southwest Division.

"If the playoffs started tomorrow, I think we'd be in trouble,"
Duncan said. "But we've got a long way to go."

NOTES: Jazz G Ronnie Price will not need surgery on his injured
left toe, the team announced before the game. Price has
undergone two MRIs since spraining his big toe Nov. 9 in a win
against the Knicks. ... Utah C Mehmet Okur didn't make the trip,
staying home because of flulike symptoms.