Williams looks to continue his successful return from a serious ankle sprain on Saturday night when the Jazz host Harris and the surging Nets.

Williams suffered a second-degree left ankle sprain in Utah's second-to-last preseason game and missed the first six games of the season. After returning for two contests, he admitted his ankle still didn't feel right and was shelved for another seven games.

In two games since his latest return, he's looked 100 percent healthy. Williams had 11 points and 15 assists as the Jazz (11-6) beat Memphis 117-100 on Wednesday night, then delivered 13 points and 15 assists in 27 minutes of a 120-94 rout of Sacramento on Friday night.

The fourth-year Illinois product had nine assists as the Jazz outscored the Kings 44-17 in the third quarter. Utah was 16-for-19 from the field in the period.

"We felt like we didn't close out that first half well. Coach let us hear about it a little bit," said Williams, who averaged career highs of 18.8 points and 10.5 assists last season. "We just had a lot more energy in that second half, really in that third quarter."

Harris has been just as instrumental to the Nets' recent success. After missing three games - all losses - with a sprained left ankle, Harris has averaged 24.7 points and 7.1 assists while leading New Jersey (7-7) to a 5-2 record in its last seven games.

Though he started slow, Harris keyed the Nets' 116-114 overtime win in Sacramento on Wednesday night. He had two points at halftime, and still wasn't shooting well in the second half. But he connected on a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then stepped back to hit a 16-foot jumper with 12 seconds left in overtime to put the Nets ahead for good.

"I was trying to find it, but it took me a long time to get it," said Harris, who finished with 18 points and seven assists. "I didn't force it, obviously I was there when we needed it most."

Harris' late flourish gave the Nets their second two-point overtime win in six days.

"You learn a lesson in games like these, both good and bad," said coach Lawrence Frank, whose club topped Toronto 129-127 in overtime last Friday night. "To have a special year you have to win more of these. It's a delicate balance between winning and losing."

In his only game against Utah since joining New Jersey at last season's trade deadline, Harris had 19 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Nets to a 117-115 victory March 15.

While Williams had 11 points and 16 assists in that game - Utah's seventh loss in the last nine meetings - Carlos Boozer scored a career high-tying 41. Boozer has missed five straight games with a strained left quadriceps, and his status for Saturday's game is uncertain.