Los Angeles  - The Utah Jazz played with a heavy heart, then took the court and showed the love for its late owner Larry H. Miller.

Mehmet Okur scored 25 points, Deron Williams had 20 with 13 assists, leading the Jazz to its fourth consecutive win, a highly- emotional 102-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.

"This was an emotional game tonight," Williams said. "We just wanted to win the game for Larry and his family. That was our main goal. We wanted to win it for us as well, but for them first."

Utah played its first game since Miller passed away at home with his family at his side on Friday due to complications of type 2 diabetes at age 64.

"We had a wonderful week before he passed," Miller's wife Gail said. "He did everything he could to stay here, but it wasn't to be. He went peaceful and he was prepared."

Before the game, the Jazz observed a moment of silence, and showed a brief video tribute to the appreciative fans at the sold out Energy Solutions Arena, while shining a light on Miller's empty courtside seat.

In memory of Miller, who owned the Jazz for nearly 25 years, the team wore a patch on their uniforms with the original logo, a purple musical note with original team colours of gold with green trim and the initials "LHM" at the top in white.

After the victory, Williams walked over and gave the game ball to Miller's widow, and gave her a big hug.

"It was an emotional night for everybody involved in the Jazz organization," Williams added. "It was a sad two days since we heard about his passing. He was so loved in the Salt Lake community. He was a great guy and we'll all miss him."

Ronnie Brewer added 16 points while Paul Millshap accumulated 12 and 10 rebounds for Utah (33-23) which won for the seventh time in the last eight games.

Chris Paul had 24 points with seven assists for travel-weary New Orleans (32-22) which lost a 115-111 overtime decision to the league- best Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Rasual Butler scored 21 while David west finished with 18 and 10 boards.

"The crowd and the players really wanted the game," Paul said. "We just wanted to steal one, but unfortunately we came up short."

The Jazz led by as many as 15 early in the game, but watched it dip to two late in the third quarter before carrying an 84-76 advantage in the final frame.

Ahead 86-80, Williams and Okur took over the offence, while the defence stiffened, allowing the Hornets just one field goal in the first nine minutes

Williams hit a jumper and three-pointer, and when Okur made a driving layup and triple of his own, the Jazz had a 96-81 cushion with 6:38 remaining.

The Hornets pulled to within 10, but Okur had another basket, Andrei Kirilenko blocked Paul's drive and Millshap made two free throws to seal the heartfelt victory.

Elsewhere: Golden State Warriors 133, Oklahoma City Thunder 120 Stephen Jackson scored 26 points, Corey Maggette had 25 and the Warriors gave Don Nelson his
1,300th coaching victory.

Nelson joined all-time leader Lenny Wilkens (1,332 career wins) as the only two coaches to reach the milestone.

Kevin Durant scored 32 points and Russell Westbrook added 31 for Oklahoma City (13-43) losers of five in a row.

San Antonio Spurs 98, Washington Wizards 67 Sharpshooting Roger Mason scored 25 points with five three-pointers against his former team, and the Spurs turned in their best defensive effort of the season, to complete their grueling 19-day road trip with a 5-3 record.

Michael Finley netted 19 points, Tim Duncan had 12 with 11 rebounds for San Antonio (37-17) which improved to 2-1 since losing Argentine-native Manu Ginobili to a stress fracture above his right ankle for the next 2-3 weeks.

Caron Butler tossed in 24 points for Eastern Conference-worst Washington (13-43) which was denied its first three-game winning streak of the season.

Miami Heat 97, Philadelphia 76ers 91 Dwyane Wade had 25 points, nine assists and a key layup with one minute left, and the Heat turned back the visiting 76ers.

Jermaine O'Neal finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamario Moon added 12 points in their second game for Miami (29-25) since being traded from Toronto last week.

Andre Miller had 30 points with nine rebounds, and Louis Williams scored 22 for Philadelphia (27-27) losers of three in a row.

Dallas Mavericks 116, Sacramento Kings 95 Brandon Bass and Josh Howard scored 20 points apiece, James Singleton had 19 with 12 rebounds, as the Mavericks continued their mastery over the Kings at home with their 11th straight regular- season victory.

Beno Udrih led league-worst Sacramento (12-45) with 18 points. dpa