Deron Williams' Utah Jazz ended the LA Lakers' winning run at 10 games with a 102-94 home victory on Saturday night.
Fresh from a resilient comeback win over Orlando the previous night, the Jazz (14-9) took control in the second quarter and then held the Lakers to just 41 second half points.
There was an element of payback too after the Jazz were humbled 101-77 in LA on Wednesday - and Williams led the way with 21 points. Utah had five other players in double figures and shot 52% from the field.
Just as crucially, Kobe Bryant was held to 16 points on 7-24 shooting as the Lakers slipped to 18-4 for the year but 3-2 on the road.
Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets recovered from a shaky first half to score a key 105-99 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Despite trailing by 17 with eight minutes to go in the third quarter, the Nuggets (17-7) bounced back largely thanks to Chauncey Billups. The point guard hit 17 second half points, including five 3s, to finish with 24 to go with Carmelo Anthony's 32-point haul.
Steve Nash paced the Suns (16-8) once again with 28 but was left frustrated that there was no whistle on a late drive, allowing Denver to escape with the W.
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