Houston ? Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets, 93-82, in the opener of their first-round series Saturday night.

Deron Williams had 20 points and 10 assists as Utah, 17-24 on the road during the regular season, won its second straight playoff game in Houston. The last victory came in Game 7 last season, and that was when Houston got help from Yao Ming.

Yao is not around for this one. He’s out for the series with a foot injury and the Rockets have to wonder after Game 1 how they’re going to compete with the Jazz inside. Utah had a 34-29 rebounding edge through three quarters and Boozer hit 10 of 20 shots.

Utah’s reserves also played well, outscoring Houston’s reserves 28-17. Shane Battier scored 22 and Tracy McGrady had 20 points for Houston.