SALT LAKE CITY - Carlos Boozer scored a season-high 35 points on his birthday, rallying the Utah Jazz past the Toronto Raptors 101-96 Monday night for their 10th victory in 11 games and the best start in franchise history.

Jerry Sloan earned his 900th win as coach of the Jazz, who opened the 1998-99 season with a 9-1 record but lost their 11th game en route to a 37-13 finish in the lockout-shortened campaign. Sloan is 900-538 with Utah and 994-659 overall.

Jorge Garbajosa, T.J. Ford and Fred Jones all had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds with a 3-pointer, but none managed to connect and the Raptors lost all five games on their road trip out West.

Mehmet Okur, who had 17 points and 13 rebounds, made two free throws for the final margin.

The Jazz came back from a 16-point deficit for the second consecutive game. Utah beat Phoenix 120-117 in overtime Saturday after trailing by 16.

Utah rookie Paul Millsap sparked this comeback with eight points in a 16-1 run that put the Jazz ahead to stay, 93-86.

Millsap established a career high with 20 points and had five offensive rebounds, four of which led to second-chance points.

The Raptors got within two, but Boozer made the last three Jazz field goals down the stretch, including one when he was fouled and landed on his backside above the free-throw line as the ball banked in.

On his 25th birthday, Boozer made 14 of 16 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds to keep the Jazz perfect at home.

Chris Bosh paced Toronto with 17 points. Ford had 16 points and Jones added 15. Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, had the best game of his brief career with 15 points.

Derek Fisher opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer to bring the Jazz to 77-74, but Bargnani and Morris Peterson answered with 3-pointers to help push the lead to 85-77.

Andrei Kirilenko missed his fourth straight game with a sprained ankle, but the Jazz have won them all without him.