Carlos Boozer's career season has been put on hold.

The Jazz announced Wednesday that Boozer has a broken bone in his left leg and will be sidelined four to five weeks.

Utah's leading scorer and rebounder, Boozer underwent an MRI and a series of X-rays, which revealed a hairline fracture of his left fibula. The 6-9 forward suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday's loss to the Hornets.

With a five-game road trip finally about to end, Vince Carter had a choice between trying to extend it another few minutes or take a shot at ending it from 35 feet away.

Carter opted against the overtime and beat the buzzer and the Utah Jazz with a 3-pointer that gave New Jersey a 116-115 win Monday, ending a trip that started miserably with consecutive wins.

"It's a great feeling," Carter said after scoring 33 points and sparking a mad celebration before the buzzer had stopped ringing.

Carter got the shot off, watched it go in and then waved goodbye to the Jazz bench before he was tackled by the rest of the Nets, who began their Western swing with three consecutive one-point losses.

"I knew that (Jason) Kidd was fast with the ball, but he's even faster without the ball. By the time I turned around he was right up on me," Carter said.

Utah forward Carlos Boozer missed Monday night's game against the New Jersey Nets with a bruised left knee.

Boozer, the Jazz's leading scorer and rebounder, injured his knee Saturday against the Hornets in a collision with Tyson Chandler.

A report on Saturday out of New Jersey said that the Nets had offered Vince Carter to three different teams, one of them being the Utah Jazz in exchange for Andrei Kirilenko.

A well-placed source with the Jazz said that no offer was ever made for Kirilenko.

"I understand why the rumor goes ? because you see my position is kind of a little different this year," said Kirilenko.

Already playing without forward Andrei Kirilenko (sprained right ankle), the Utah Jazz lost leading scorer Carlos Boozer to a bruised left knee in the first quarter of the team's loss to the Hornets.

Boozer knocked knees with the Hornets' Tyson Chandler as Chandler went up to catch a lob with 8:11 left in the first quarter.

Carlos Boozer had 25 points and 19 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat Denver 116-111 on Friday night to hand the Nuggets their first loss since Carmelo Anthony rejoined the team.

Utah lost Andrei Kirilenko with a sprained ankle in the second quarter and coach Jerry Sloan had to go to his younger players, especially with the foul trouble Anthony and Allen Iverson were causing.

Larry Miller's public frustration with Andrei Kirilenko's play has prompted Kevin O'Connor to receive calls from multiple teams inquiring about his availability.

"It's totally unwarranted," said O'Connor, the Jazz's basketball operations senior vice president. "So, let's put this to bed: We are not looking to trade Andrei Kirilenko. Period."

Larry Miller, owner of the Jazz, said Andrei Kirilenko is "putting himself on thin ice" with inconsistent play and complaints about his role on the team.

Miller said he cringes during some of Kirilenko's jump shots.

"I'd almost like to call his bluff, say 'OK, automatically we're going to leave you out there. You're going to take 20 shots a night five games in a row. And then we'll see,' " Miller told radio station 1280 AM.

"That would resolve the issue," Miller said Thursday. "He's either going to make them or he's not."

After a meeting with coaches Tuesday, Kirilenko said he sometimes doesn't feel like he's on the floor.

"I just go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth and I go to sleep," he said.

The Jazz spoiled Chris Webber's debut and Chauncey Billups' comeback with the Pistons.

Deron Williams scored a career-high 31 points, had 10 assists and made a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to help the Jazz hold off Detroit for a 100-99 victory Wednesday night.

Gilbert Arenas made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a 51-point performance in the Wizards' 114-111 victory over the Jazz on Monday.

Arenas left the court to a chorus of "M-V-P! M-V-P!"

"MVP? That trophy is given out at the end of the year," Arenas said. "This is (37) games into the season so you can't do too much about it.