Marvin Williams hails Derrick Favors return for Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz forward Marvin Williams has hailed the return of Derrick Favors to the team.

The 22-year-old power forward overcame a sprained right hip problem that had forced him to miss the last three games to lead Tyrone Corbin's side to a 110-98 victory over the Boston Celtics at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

"It's huge, man," NBA.com quotes Williams as saying when asked about the comeback of Favors.

"He makes so many plays for us at the rim. Defensively he's been our anchor all year so when he's not out there we do struggle sometimes."

Favors himself said: "I was rusty. To tell you the truth I was. It just felt good to be back out there. I made a lot of open shots and I think I did a good job defensively to help my team win."

The Jazz are currently third from bottom in the Western Conference.