NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Chris Andersen had his second straight

double-double, and the lowly New Orleans Hornets also doubled up

with a rare two-game winning streak.

With guard Dan Dickau failing to score in double digits for the

first time in 22 games, Andersen had 12 points and 11 rebounds in a

reserve role to help New Orleans control the inside play in a 92-85

victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

"We should go on a nice little streak here," said the

flamboyant Andersen, who's known as "Birdman" and is a crowd

favorite. "We need to take a stand for ourselves ... everybody

going to the glass."

J.R. Smith and P.J. Brown each scored 14 points as New Orleans

snapped Utah's three-game winning streak. Jackson Vroman, so active

under the basket he seemed to be flailing around at times, scored a

career-high 12 points and had nine rebounds before fouling out late

in the fourth quarter. Lee Nailon also had 12 points for New

Orleans.

"They were tougher than we were," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said.

"They just waxed us out on the floor. You have to give them credit

for being able to push us around. They went after loose balls a lot

harder than we did. And we did a poor job of trying to block them

out. They seemed to be a little hungrier."

Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 21 points. Raja Bell added 19

points, but only four in the second half. Matt Harpring scored 18

points, and Curtis Borchardt finished with 11 rebounds.

Kirilenko had two late putbacks in an 11-3 run in the fourth

quarter that cut Utah's 13-point deficit to five with 2:27 left.

But Utah could get no closer, despite poor free-throw shooting

by the Hornets, who missed four late free throw tries to finish

24-for-37 from the foul line.

Utah, relying heavily on jump shots, was outscored 46-30 inside

and shot just 33.7 percent from the field, with several long-range

misses in the last two minutes. New Orleans shot 45.2 percent.

Rookies Vroman and Smith helped the Hornets stretch their lead

to 12 in the third quarter. Vroman scored on a strong inside move

and was fouled by Kirilenko. He later grabbed and errant floater by

Smith and dunked it in one motion.

Smith also made a tough driving floater as he fell over the

baseline, added a pair of free throws and scored on a driving

layup.

"They bring a lot of energy and we need that. We need guys who

can be up tempo and get the crowd into it -- get everybody

excited," Brown said. "Guys are making a conscious effort inside

to go in, jump and go for dunks or go for rebounds."

Casey Jacobsen's driving basket made it 68-56. Then early in the

fourth quarter, Jacobsen, who finished with 11 points, added a pair

of free throws to give New Orleans its largest lead at 76-62.

The Hornets led by 12 with 4:10 left, then Utah started its late

run.

Dickau all but sealed the outcome with a runner with 19 seconds

remaining to make it 90-82.

New Orleans, which led 47-42 at the break, got points from 11

players.

"We didn't play good defense and we let New Orleans take a lot

of layups," Kirilenko said. "They played like a real team. You

take a look at the stats. I don't think anybody scored over 15

points, six or seven guys in double figures. They really helped

each other and played the kind of basketball that ... you should

play."

^Notes:@ The Hornets missed their last seven free throws of the

first half, finishing the half 7-for-14 from the foul line. ...

Kirilenko shot 9-for-10 from the line for the half. ... New Orleans

native and former LSU star Randy Livingston, who recently signed a

10-day contract with the Jazz, entered the game in the second

quarter. He had two points. ... Dickau finished with four points.