Nuggets-Jazz Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Feb 06 2010 2:36AM

Carmelo Anthony will likely be unavailable for Saturday night's Northwest Division matchup in Salt Lake City, but that might not matter considering how Chauncey Billups is playing in the league-leading scorer's absence.

With or without Anthony, Billups and the Denver Nuggets will try for their first season series sweep of the Utah Jazz, who are looking to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.

Anthony, averaging an NBA-best 29.7 points, is expected to miss his eighth straight game with a left ankle sprain. But Denver (34-16) has won five of seven without him, in large part to Billups' stellar play.

The veteran point guard had career highs with nine 3s and 39 points in Friday's 126-113 road win against the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers.

"I got a few easy looks from the 3-point line in the first quarter - it got me going," said Billups, averaging 24.2 points and shooting 48.4 percent from 3-point range in his last 15 games. "In this league, if anybody gets going it's going to be hard to stop."

Billups was named an All-Star reserve Wednesday, but only after Hornets point guard Chris Paul went down with a knee injury.

"There's some great guards out there. But we have the second-best record (in the West) and (Billups), in the last six weeks, has played better than the guys on the All-Star team," Nuggets coach George Karl told the team's official Web site. "I think it's somewhat of a no-brainer."

Even without Billups (groin strain) and Anthony (right knee contusion), Denver snapped a four-game slide in Salt Lake City with a 105-95 victory Jan. 2. Rookie Ty Lawson started for Billups in that contest and had season highs with 23 points and nine assists. Lawson is averaging 17.0 and 5.3 in three wins versus the Jazz.

Denver is scoring 112.7 points per game and shooting 49.4 percent against Utah (30-18) this season, but baskets could be at a premium Saturday when the Nuggets try to win their fifth straight in this matchup and extend their division lead over the Jazz to four games.

Utah is holding teams to 97.4 points and 42.5 percent from the field during its seven-game winning streak. The Jazz haven't won eight in a row since a 12-game run from Feb. 11-March 10.

Offensively, Utah continues to share the ball better than any team in the league with 26.1 assists per game. The Jazz had 32 assists on 42 field goals and won their ninth straight at home Wednesday, 118-105 over Portland.

"We passed the ball real well," said coach Jerry Sloan, whose team is averaging 110.6 points and shooting 54.1 percent during its seven-game overall run. "For the most part we passed it to guys that were open and we got some easy baskets."

All-Star point guard Deron Williams, who is fourth in the league with 9.7 assists per game, has double-doubles in 13 of his last 14 games against Denver. He is averaging 21.3 points and 11.8 assists during that stretch.

Carlos Boozer, scoring 16.0 points per game with 11.3 boards versus the Nuggets this season, could return Saturday after missing the last three contests with a strained right calf.

Utah hasn't had a longer home winning streak since a 15-game run from Jan. 30-March 30 of last season.

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Streaking Jazz top Nuggets for eighth straight victory

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday February 7, 2010 1:27AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Although Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups were sidelined with ankle injuries, the Utah Jazz knew the Denver Nuggets were still plenty dangerous.

After all, the Jazz lost to the Nuggets at home earlier this season with both players out of the lineup. This time, however, Utah was able to hold off a Denver rally in the second half to win, 116-106 on Saturday night.

The Jazz won their eighth straight game and 12th of their last 13.

This win was probably the most important of Utah's streak and sorely needed by the Jazz (31-18) after they lost their first three meetings against the Nuggets (34-17) this season. Utah, even with Denver's starting backcourt on the bench, needed to show the Nuggets it could actually beat them.

"It was huge," said Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, who was back in the lineup after missing three games with a moderately strained and slightly torn right calf muscle. "They're a team that we can see in the postseason. We want to put a thought in their mind that we can beat you. If we lose all four games to them they're not going to fear us. For us to get this win it lets them know that if we play them in the postseason we can compete with you."

Although they did win, the Jazz didn't send the message they wanted to the Nuggets. They led by as many as 18 in the third quarter, but it took until the final minutes before they could put Denver away. After C.J. Miles hit a 3-pointer to give Utah an 85-69 lead in the third quarter, the Jazz went ice cold from the field. They made just two shots in the final 5:22 of third period.

Denver got within 93-90 early in the fourth quarter before the Jazz regrouped. A quick 9-2 run put Utah in command again with a 102-92 lead.

"It's wasn't the best game for us, but a win is a win and we continue our streak," said Jazz guard Deron Williams. "They're a team that's not going to quit. They're always dangerous because they score."

They can score even with two main players on the bench. Anthony, who entered Saturday's game tied with Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant for the NBA's scoring lead, missed his eighth straight game with a sprained ankle. Billups sprained an ankle while scoring a career-high 39 points in a win over the Lakers on Friday night.

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan wasn't entirely pleased that his team had so much trouble with the Nuggets.

"You look out there and see they don't have Billups and they don't have Carmelo Anthony, so we should've won real easily," Sloan said. "But they beat us here with those two guys out the last time we played them and that shows how strong their team is."

Andrei Kirilenko and Deron Williams each had 22 points to lead the Jazz. Boozer recorded his 30th double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Paul Millsap, who was back in a reserve role with Boozer back in action, had 16 points and six rebounds before fouling out.

Rookie Ty Lawson had 25 points to lead Denver. Kenyon Martin had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Joey Graham had 16 points and Chris Andersen had 15 points.

Boozer played a key role in saving Utah's win. The Nuggets got within six points with a little more than two minutes left in the game. Boozer missed his first shot of the fourth quarter -- that came with 2:13 remaining -- collected the rebound in the paint and scored to give Utah a 112-104 lead.

On Denver's next possession, Boozer slapped the ball away from Martin, Wesley Matthews recovered the loose ball and hit two free throws to allow the Jazz to finally seal the win.

"I felt great," Boozer said. "I think I'm going to continue to improve. My leg felt strong enough and it's going to get better and better."

Denver coach George Karl said Utah's an improved team since the earlier matchups of the season between the two teams, and that Kirilenko is playing at a high level.

"I think offensively they have their efficiency back," he said. "They are really moving the ball. Kirilenko looks like he is playing as well as he has played in three or four years."

• Nuggets: Balkman
• Jazz: Koufos

• Nuggets: --
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #62 Brian Forte, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:21

Denver Nuggets (34-17)		Utah Jazz (31-18)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Okur vs Nene (Lawson gains possession)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:38
Graham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:36
Graham Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:36 [DEN 2-0]
	11:17	Okur Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	11:03	Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:03 [DEN 3-0]
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:03 [DEN 4-0]
Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:50
Nene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:45
	10:45 [UTA 1-4]	Okur Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:45 [UTA 2-4]	Okur Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	10:37	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:37 [DEN 5-2]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:37 [DEN 6-2]
	10:25	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:23	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:23 [UTA 4-6]	Okur Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	10:14	Okur Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:14
Team Rebound	10:14
	10:14	Okur Substitution replaced by Millsap
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:14 [DEN 7-4]
	10:04	Nene Violation:Kicked Ball
	09:51	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:48
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
	09:38	Team Rebound
Graham Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:35
	09:35 [UTA 5-7]	Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:35 [UTA 6-7]	Kirilenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Graham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	09:22 [DEN 9-6]
	09:04 [UTA 8-9]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:53
	08:52	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:41 [UTA 10-9]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:27 [DEN 12-10]
	08:12 [UTA 12-12]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:49 [UTA 14-12]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nene Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:30
	07:16 [UTA 16-12]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	07:01
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:59
Martin Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:59 [DEN 14-16]
	06:55 [UTA 18-14]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:47
Martin Jump Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:35 [DEN 16-18]
Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:19
	06:19 [UTA 19-16]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:19 [UTA 20-16]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Graham Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (1 ST)	06:07
	05:59	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Graham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:58
Nene Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (2 ST)	05:49
	05:44	Brewer Dunk Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:42
Graham Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:36 [DEN 18-20]
	05:20 [UTA 22-18]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Lawson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:04
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith	05:04
Lawson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:58
	04:58	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:58	Team Rebound
Lawson Substitution replaced by Carter	04:58
	04:58 [UTA 23-18]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Nene Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	04:44
	04:31 [UTA 25-18]	Boozer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Carter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)	04:04
	04:02	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:53	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:52	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:47 [UTA 28-18]	Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:37 [DEN 20-28]
	03:22 [UTA 30-20]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
Team Rebound	02:57
	02:57	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	02:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:57	Williams Substitution replaced by Price
	02:57	Boozer Substitution replaced by Miles
Graham Substitution replaced by Andersen	02:57
Nene Substitution replaced by Afflalo	02:57
Carter Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:48
Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:38
	02:38 [UTA 31-20]	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:38 [UTA 32-20]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:27	Price Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:27
Team Rebound	02:27
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:27 [DEN 21-32]
	02:08 [UTA 34-21]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brewer (4 AST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:58 [DEN 23-34]
	01:58	Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:58	Brewer Substitution replaced by Matthews
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	01:58 [DEN 24-34]
	01:42 [UTA 36-24]	Miles Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)	01:27 [DEN 26-36]
	01:08	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:07
Carter Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	01:02
	00:44.2	Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Martin Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:33.0 [DEN 28-36]
	00:29.5 [UTA 38-28]	Price Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:08.3
	00:03.9	Price Jump Shot: Missed Block: Carter (1 BLK)
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.4
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (34-17)		Utah Jazz (31-18)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Miles Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:39
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:28	Team Rebound
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Lawson	11:28
	11:13	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:12
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:59	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:40 [UTA 41-28]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Okur (1 AST)
	10:20	Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Martin Substitution replaced by Nene	10:20
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:20 [DEN 29-41]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:20 [DEN 30-41]
	10:03 [UTA 43-30]	Okur Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:34 [UTA 45-30]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Andersen Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	09:18 [DEN 32-45]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:58
	08:58	Timeout : Official
	08:58 [UTA 46-32]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:58 [UTA 47-32]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Andersen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	08:45 [DEN 34-47]
Andersen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:28
	08:21 [UTA 49-34]	Millsap Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)
Nene Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Price (1 ST)	08:12
	08:07	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: Carter (2 BLK)
	08:04	Price Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:04 [UTA 51-34]	Price Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:52 [DEN 36-51]
	07:36	Miles Dunk Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:34
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	07:24
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:22
Andersen Tip Shot: Missed	07:22
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:21
Nene Layup Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:07	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:05
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:00 [DEN 38-51]
	07:00	Price Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:00	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	07:00 [DEN 39-51]
	06:47	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:46
	06:39	Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Carter Substitution replaced by Afflalo	06:39
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:39 [DEN 40-51]
	06:39	Miles Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
	06:39	Millsap Substitution replaced by Boozer
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:39
	06:38	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:22	Okur Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:21
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:16 [DEN 42-51]
Nene Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:02
	06:02	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:02	Team Rebound
	06:02 [UTA 52-42]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	05:49 [DEN 45-52]
	05:38	Okur Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)
	05:38	Okur Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Lawson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:38
	05:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin	05:38
	05:26	Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)
Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Okur Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:04	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:03
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:56	Team Rebound
	04:43 [UTA 54-45]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)
Nene Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)	04:25 [DEN 47-54]
	04:10	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
Martin Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:06 [DEN 49-54]
	03:47 [UTA 56-49]	Boozer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:16	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:15	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:09	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:58	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: Afflalo (1 BLK)
	02:56	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:50 [UTA 58-49]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Nene Substitution replaced by Andersen	02:50
	02:50	Matthews Substitution replaced by Brewer
	02:50	Okur Substitution replaced by Millsap
	02:50 [UTA 59-49]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Martin Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:38 [DEN 51-59]
	02:23 [UTA 61-51]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Martin (3 AST)	02:09 [DEN 53-61]
Lawson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:58
Smith Substitution replaced by Graham	01:58
	01:58 [UTA 62-53]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lawson Substitution replaced by Carter	01:58
	01:58 [UTA 63-53]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (3 ST)	01:48
Andersen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:43
	01:43	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:43	Team Rebound
Andersen Substitution replaced by Allen	01:43
	01:43 [UTA 64-53]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (2 BLK)	01:26
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:24
Allen Tip Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:23	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:00	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:59.8
Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	00:55.1
Team Rebound	00:55.1
Team Timeout : Short	00:55.1
	00:55.1	Boozer Substitution replaced by Miles
Martin Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)	00:54.4 [DEN 55-64]
Carter Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:42.8
	00:42.8 [UTA 65-55]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:42.8 [UTA 66-55]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Afflalo Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.9	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:07.9	Millsap Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:07.9	Millsap Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Graham Substitution replaced by Smith	00:07.9
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (34-17)		Utah Jazz (31-18)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [UTA 68-55]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Brewer (5 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:26 [DEN 57-68]
	11:07 [UTA 70-57]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brewer (6 AST)
Martin Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:07
	11:07 [UTA 71-57]	Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Graham Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)	10:47 [DEN 59-71]
Afflalo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:39
	10:39	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:39	Team Rebound
	10:39 [UTA 72-59]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
	10:32	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:32
Team Rebound	10:32
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:32 [DEN 60-72]
	10:22	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	10:20
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:08	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:02 [UTA 74-60]	Kirilenko Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Nene Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	09:49
	09:47	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:42 [UTA 76-60]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Graham Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:42
	09:42 [UTA 77-60]	Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
	09:27	Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:27
Team Rebound	09:27
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	09:27 [DEN 61-77]
	09:11	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	09:10
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (4 ST)	09:07
	09:02 [UTA 79-61]	Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (2 AST)
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
Graham Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:46
Graham Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:46 [DEN 63-79]
	08:25	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Graham Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:24
Graham Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (2 AST)	08:14 [DEN 65-79]
Graham Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF)	08:00
Nene Substitution replaced by Andersen	08:00
	08:00	Brewer Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed
	08:00	Team Rebound
	08:00 [UTA 80-65]	Brewer Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	07:59	Williams Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:59	Williams Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:47	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:37 [UTA 82-65]	Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okur (1 BLK)	07:23
Team Rebound	07:23
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith	07:23
Andersen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Okur (1 ST)	07:15
	07:08	Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Graham Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:03 [DEN 67-82]
	06:46	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
	06:45	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:37	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	06:36
Martin Jump Hook Shot: Missed	06:25
	06:23	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:17	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (2 BLK)
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	06:15
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:08 [DEN 69-82]
	05:52	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)
	05:51	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:51	Okur Substitution replaced by Miles
	05:51	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
Andersen Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	05:45
Andersen Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:45
	05:22 [UTA 85-69]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Andersen Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	05:06 [DEN 71-85]
	05:06	Boozer Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	05:06	Boozer Substitution replaced by Okur
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	05:06 [DEN 72-85]
	04:51	Martin Violation:Kicked Ball
	04:45	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)	04:44
	04:38	Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:38 [DEN 73-85]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:38 [DEN 74-85]
	04:20	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:19
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:05
	03:50	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:48
Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	03:40 [DEN 76-85]
	03:40	Millsap Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Graham Substitution replaced by Carter	03:40
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	03:40 [DEN 77-85]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:31
	03:31	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:31	Team Rebound
Andersen Substitution replaced by Allen	03:31
	03:31 [UTA 86-77]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	03:21	Millsap Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:21 [DEN 78-86]
	03:21	Millsap Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:21 [DEN 79-86]
	03:09	Kirilenko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:58
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Okur (2 ST)	02:50
	02:28 [UTA 88-79]	Okur Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brewer (7 AST)
	02:11	Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:11
	02:11	Williams Substitution replaced by Price
Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:11 [DEN 80-88]
Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:11 [DEN 81-88]
	01:54 [UTA 91-81]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brewer (8 AST)
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:54
	01:54 [UTA 92-81]	Miles Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	01:39 [DEN 84-92]
	01:17	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:16
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:45.9	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:43.9
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed	00:38.9
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:36.5
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:36.5 [DEN 86-92]
Carter Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:20.2
Lawson Substitution replaced by Graham	00:20.2
	00:20.2	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:20.2	Team Rebound
	00:20.2 [UTA 93-86]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.6
	00:01.8	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (34-17)		Utah Jazz (31-18)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Allen Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:46 [DEN 88-93]
	11:30	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:29
Carter Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:19 [DEN 90-93]
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:07
	11:07	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
	10:52	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:38	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	10:32 [UTA 95-90]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (5 ST)	10:11
	10:07 [UTA 97-90]	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:07
	09:56	Miles Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:56 [DEN 91-97]
Graham Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:56 [DEN 92-97]
	09:33	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:32	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:32 [UTA 99-92]	Kirilenko Tip Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:13
	09:13	Miles Substitution replaced by Millsap
Petro Substitution replaced by Martin	09:13
	09:13	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:13	Team Rebound
	09:13 [UTA 100-92]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:53	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:50 [UTA 102-92]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	08:22	Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:20
Smith Substitution replaced by Lawson	08:20
Martin Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:12
Martin Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	08:12
	07:49	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Martin (2 ST)
	07:46	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	07:46 [DEN 93-102]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:46
	07:45	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	07:28	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	07:27	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:27	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:26
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	07:17
Carter Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:15
	07:15	Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:15	Team Rebound
	07:15 [UTA 103-93]	Kirilenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Martin Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	07:03
	06:46	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:45
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	06:27
Team Rebound	06:26
	06:26	Millsap Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Andersen	06:26
Carter Substitution replaced by Smith	06:26
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:08	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:51	Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:49
Andersen Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	05:43 [DEN 95-103]
Graham Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:23
	05:23	Timeout : Official
Martin Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:12
	05:12 [UTA 104-95]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:12 [UTA 105-95]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Kirilenko (1 BLK)	04:58
	04:56	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:52 [UTA 107-95]	Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (3 AST)
	04:39	Williams Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Martin Jump Bank Shot: Missed	04:26
Team Rebound	04:26
	04:26	Millsap Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	04:26	Millsap Substitution replaced by Okur
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:26 [DEN 96-107]
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:26 [DEN 97-107]
	04:08	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:06
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	04:02
Lawson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:57
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	03:57 [DEN 99-107]
	03:31 [UTA 110-99]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Okur (2 AST)
	03:20	Williams Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:20 [DEN 100-110]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:20 [DEN 101-110]
	03:01	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:59
Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (3 BLK)	02:41
Team Rebound	02:40
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)	02:36 [DEN 104-110]
	02:13	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	02:12	Matthews Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:12	Matthews Tip Shot: Missed
	02:11	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	02:09 [UTA 112-104]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	01:53
Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:52
	01:52 [UTA 113-104]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:52 [UTA 114-104]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	01:39
Graham Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:38
Lawson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:33	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	01:13	Boozer Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	01:13	Boozer Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Graham 3pt Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:43.8	Lawson Violation:Kicked Ball
	00:32.2	Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	00:31.2	Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	00:31.2 [UTA 116-104]	Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Smith Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:20.5 [DEN 106-116]
End of 4th Quarter

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