Jazz overcome McGrady's 40 points to blast Rockets and advance

Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points during the pivotal third quarter, leading Utah into the second round of the playoffs with a 113-91 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Williams also had nine assists, and Mehmet Okur tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their Western Conference quarterfinal series, 4-2, and will face the top-seeded Lakers in the next round. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.

"One of the teams picked to win it all," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said of the Lakers. "We're going to have our hands full knowing we've got to go to their place right off the bat. We have to go play and focus on helping each other and try to play together. We'll see what we have."

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