Nikola Jokic had 27 factors and 14 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 factors and the host Denver Nuggets routed the short-handed Utah Jazz 129-93 on Friday evening.
Russell Westbrook had 17 factors and Christian Braun contributed 16 for Denver (47-28), which elevated its lead for the third seed within the Western Convention to 2 video games over the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.
Collin Sexton scored 20 factors to guide Utah (16-59), Kyle Filipowski completed with 18 factors and 13 rebounds and Keyonte George scored 18 factors.
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was inactive resulting from tightness in his proper hamstring and Utah was with out their prime two scorers, Lauri Markkanen (conditioning) and John Collins (left ankle sprain).
The Jazz stayed inside eight halfway via the second half earlier than Denver began to drag away. Peyton Watson dunked off a feed from Jokic, slammed dwelling Aaron Gordon’s missed 17-footer after which completed off his flurry of dunks with one off a steal by Jokic to assist push Denver’s result in 15 factors.
Utah lower it to 75-63 on a 3-pointer from Svi Mykhailiuk however the Nuggets completed the quarter on an 11-2 run, with Nnaji rejecting a layup try by Isaiah Collier within the closing seconds to present the Nuggets an 86-65 lead going into the fourth.
The Nuggets led by as a lot as 41 within the fourth quarter, outsourcing the Jazz 32-12 to open the ultimate interval en path to the victory.
Denver led by 15 within the first quarter however the scrappy Jazz closed the hole within the second quarter. They held the Nuggets to at least one subject purpose for greater than 4 minutes and received inside 39-37 with 4:55 left.
It was 54-47 after Sexton’s layup however Jokic hit a 59-foot heave on the buzzer to present Denver a 57-47 halftime lead.
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