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Mo Williams' 3 at buzzer lifts Jazz to 99-96 win over Spurs
• SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mo Williams' 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Utah Jazz to a 99-96 victory over San Antonio on Wednesday night, snapping the Spurs' five-game winning streak.
• Paul Millsap led Utah with 24 points and 12 rebounds, Al Jefferson scored 21 points and Gordon Hayward added 19.
• The Jazz trailed by eight with a little more than 4 minutes remaining but fought back. Williams' winning shot was his only 3 of the night and he finished with eight points on 3-for-9 shooting from the field.
• Tim Duncan and Tony Parker each scored 22 points to lead the Spurs, who swept the Jazz out of the playoffs in the first round and had won 11 of the last 12 meetings.
• Danny Green's 19-footer gave the Spurs a 96-94 lead and Millsap tied it with 40 seconds left.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Thursday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2012. There are 18 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile attacks against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later. (It was during this battle that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is said to have remarked: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.")
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• On this date:
• In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
• In 1769, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter.
• In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first chief (Continued on page 28)
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