Jazz-Nuggets Preview

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Posted Apr 27 2010 8:34PM

DENVER (AP) No more infighting and insults. The Denver Nuggets insist they're back to being buddies and are ready to salvage their season.

Carmelo Anthony said he was misunderstood when he said he couldn't beat the Utah Jazz all by himself. He said everyone needs to step it up in Game 5 Wednesday night, him included.

``A lot of people took what I said when I said I needed help the wrong way. But I talked to my teammates. They know what I meant,'' Anthony said after Tuesday's practice. ``We talk basketball every day, so they know I'm not pointing nobody out individually.

``I'm not saying I'm playing the best I can play. I'm in there with them. We're all losing together.''

After causing a firestorm by tweeting that the Nuggets were selfish, J.R. Smith returned to more benign messages Tuesday like: ``cant stop thinking bout this game coming up!''

And acting coach Adrian Dantley, who called out Anthony for his nine turnovers despite a 39-point performance in Denver's Game 4 loss, said it's just an oddity, that's all, that a player could put up such big numbers on both ends of the spectrum.

Anthony said he didn't begrudge his coach for his critical comments.

``If that's how he felt, maybe I've got to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, not getting so many charges and just being aware of what's going on out there,'' Anthony said. ``I can't dispute what the head coach is saying. He's on the sideline. If he sees that problem, then I've got to fix it.''

The Nuggets insist there's no lingering negativity.

``The locker room is fine,'' Anthony said. ``We had a great practice today. Everybody seemed to be on the same page as of right now. And tomorrow, we're going to go out there and battle.''

The Nuggets must win three straight to avoid a first-round knockout by a team they were favored to beat, especially after center Mehmet Okur ruptured his left Achilles' tendon in Game 1, leaving the Jazz with just three regular starters.

The Nuggets had figured their first-round matchup with Utah worked in their favor. Not only did they have the homecourt advantage, but their athleticism and physicality would trump the Jazz's disciplined, structured style.

Instead, with a heavy dose of whistles slowing them down, Deron Williams dominating the flow and Utah's array of backup big men manhandling Nene and Kenyon Martin, the Nuggets have lost three straight.

And now they'll try to recover behind a novice head coach.

Dantley insists he's simply a substitute teacher since coach George Karl took a leave from the team in mid-March when his treatment for throat cancer intensified. He said he's delivering the same lesson plans.

The system may be the same, but the style is different.

Fans are flustered that Dantley doesn't get up in his players' faces like Karl does.

Or holler at the officials like Karl can.

``I don't know what people talk about when they say I don't get in anyone's face or I'm quiet,'' Dantley said. ``I'm just here to keep the guys together and do what George (did). I haven't changed any philosophy at all, still doing what George (did). Just come out and try to win a basketball game. It's not about me, how I am. It's about us staying together and winning basketball games.''

Chauncey Billups said Karl's absence has adversely affected the Nuggets.

``George won over 900 games, man,'' Billups said.

Dantley has won a dozen.

``You miss his voice, you miss his leadership, you miss the plays that he draws up in timeouts. You miss the halftime speech. You miss everything,'' Billups said. ``But that's not an excuse at all because I don't do that, I don't make excuses. I think A.D. has done a wonderful job. But that's what you miss when you're head coach is out.''

The Nuggets certainly aren't the same team they were under Karl, when they were 42-21 and threatening to overtake the Los Angeles Lakers as the top dog in the West.

Some of that has to do with injuries to Martin, Chris Andersen and Ty Lawson down the stretch.

Still, they often lack floor leadership and cohesion, and they inexplicably ditch strategies that are working early on, such as pick-and-rolls with Anthony handling the ball and Nene down low.

Dantley isn't quick to call timeouts to correct things when they start to unravel as they did in Games 3 and 4 in Salt Lake City, either.

Billups said the Nuggets haven't been able to run like they'd like to because so many fouls are getting called, which favors Utah's deliberate, half-court style.

The Nuggets have been helpless to curb Williams, who is the first player since Magic Johnson 20 years ago to register at least 20 points and 10 assists in each of the first four games of a playoff series.

Asked what he made of the Nuggets' frustrations, Williams said: ``Let's worry about us. Whatever they say is what they say. We're just worried about winning this next game and closing the series out.''

Added Carlos Boozer: ``We're not going to fall into the trap of thinking that we've won the series. We haven't. We have a lead in the series. We haven't won anything.''

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AP Sports Writer Doug Alden in Salt Lake City contributed to this story.

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Nuggets knock off Jazz to stave off elimination

By Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday April 29, 2010 3:02AM

DENVER (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Nuggets are battered and bruised but they're still alive. That's all they wanted to accomplish in Game 5.

They made sure of that with a grind-it-out 116-102 win over the Jazz on Wednesday night in a must-win situation that kept their championship aspirations intact. They trimmed their series deficit to 3-2 and have to win in Utah on Friday night to force a Game 7.

"We're still facing an elimination game, on their home court. We took care of our business tonight," said Carmelo Anthony, who led the team with 26 points and 11 rebounds. "We put it on them to go out there and make some adjustments. Hopefully we can still take care of business on their court.

The Nuggets were already facing an uphill battle, and then they lost Nene to a sprained left knee with 5:03 left in the second quarter. He lay on the floor for several minutes before being helped off the court.

He is scheduled to have an MRI done Thursday and his status for Friday is unknown.

"I don't know how severe his injury is," Nuggets acting coach Adrian Dantley said. "But if he doesn't play, we'll have to go without him. Utah went without two players; we'll have to go without our players."

It's just another piece of drama that Denver is dealing with. The Nuggets spent the previous three games battling the refs and themselves instead of the Jazz, and it showed in the results -- three straight losses and a 3-1 series deficit.

The temperature was raised after Game 4 when Anthony said he needed more help from his teammates. He clarified his words, saying he "Never pointed nobody out. I never said any names. I said as a team, we needed to do it together."

Then J.R. Smith posted comments on his Twitter page "You play selfish you lose selfish that's all I'm saying about the game!"

Dantley shrugged off the drama by saying, "That's Denver Nuggets. We're used to this."

Wednesday they put all their energy into staying alive and didn't worry about outside factors. Six players scored in double figures, and four had double-digit second halfs, led by Anthony's 16.

"Winning eases everything, regardless of what's being said or what's going on," he said. "When you win basketball games, there's nothing to be said."

They won in large part because they limited the damage from Utah's role players. Deron Williams had a game-high 34 points and 10 assists and Carlos Boozer added 25 points and 16 rebounds, but they got little else from the supporting cast. Paul Millsap had all 16 of the bench points while Kyle Korver went scoreless in 20 minutes.

Denver's bench was a factor. Smith had 17, Chris Andersen had 10 and Johan Petro, forced into service with Nene's injury, had four points and six rebounds.

"They were a lot more alive, they went after the ball a little harder than we did," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "The players off the bench gave them a big lift. Their bench people killed us."

Still, the Jazz were only down 94-92 with 7:49 left. But that's when the Nuggets pulled away. Kenyon Martin's putback and Smith's fourth 3-pointer of the game made it 99-92, and Petro's tip-in with 5:58 stretched the lead to nine.

Smith sealed the win with a fast-break dunk that made it 111-97 with 3:25 left.

"I guess he was due after some tough games," Dantley said of Smith, who finished with 17.

The Nuggets were feeling better about their situation but they know it's all for naught unless they can win in Utah on Friday. Billups, who scored 21 points in Game 5, is the only Nugget to recover from a 3-1 series deficit to win, a feat he accomplished in 2003 when he was with Detroit.

"Now you have the chance to put the pressure on them," Billups said. "The pressure's on them to win in Game 6. We've got to go in and play the same way. Leave everything on the court and try to steal that game and go back home for Game 7. That's where you want to be."

The Jazz, on the other hand, have no desire to come back to Denver for a Game 7.

"It's a huge game. They're probably thinking, "All we have to do is steal this one and it's a whole new series," Williams said. "It's very important to get this over with on Friday. But it's not going to be easy."

• Jazz: Kirilenko
• Nuggets: Balkman, Butch, Karl

• Jazz: --
• Nuggets: --

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #10 Ron Garretson, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 19155
• Duration: 2:31

Utah Jazz (53-30)		Denver Nuggets (54-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hilario vs Fesenko
	11:43 [DEN 2-0]	Martin Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)
Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:20 [UTA 2-2]
	11:00 [DEN 4-2]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:37 [UTA 4-4]
	10:17	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:16
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:04
Fesenko Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:59 [UTA 6-4]
	09:42	Hilario Jump Shot: Missed
	09:42	Team Rebound
Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:35
	09:35	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:35	Team Rebound
	09:35 [DEN 5-6]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Fesenko Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:20
	09:09	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Miles Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	08:52 [UTA 8-5]
	08:38 [DEN 7-8]	Afflalo Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hilario (1 AST)
Fesenko Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)	08:14
	08:03	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:02
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	07:54 [UTA 10-7]
	07:35 [DEN 9-10]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13 [DEN 12-10]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
	06:58	Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:49
Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:45
	06:45 [DEN 13-10]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Miles Substitution replaced by Korver	06:45
	06:45 [DEN 14-10]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Fesenko Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	06:26
	06:18	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:15
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:08	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:58	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:57
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (1 AST)	05:36 [UTA 13-14]
Matthews Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:23
	05:23	Team Timeout : Regular
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap	05:23
Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:15
	05:15 [DEN 15-13]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	05:15 [DEN 16-13]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:09	Billups Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:01 [UTA 15-16]
	04:45	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:43
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:39
	04:34	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:33
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:27 [UTA 17-16]
	04:10 [DEN 18-17]	Martin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	03:54 [UTA 19-18]
	03:37 [DEN 20-19]	Martin Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hilario (2 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:22	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:15	Billups Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:15	Billups Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:15	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:15	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
Millsap Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)	03:03 [UTA 21-20]
	02:41	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:40
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	02:27
	02:26	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:21	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)	02:11
	02:11	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:11
Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko	02:11
	01:55	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:54
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:37	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:20 [DEN 22-21]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	01:02 [UTA 23-22]
Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:55.8
	00:55.8	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
	00:55.8	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:55.8	Team Rebound
	00:55.8 [DEN 23-23]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:38.6 [UTA 26-23]
	00:28.5 [DEN 25-26]	Martin Running Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
	00:09.6	Martin Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:09.6
Team Rebound	00:09.6
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:09.6 [UTA 27-25]
	00:01.7	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (53-30)		Denver Nuggets (54-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	11:43
	11:41	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:36	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:35
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	11:14
Team Rebound	11:13
Team Turnover : Bad Pass	11:13
Fesenko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:01
	11:01 [DEN 26-27]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer	11:01
	11:01 [DEN 27-27]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Price Jump Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:42	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:39	Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:11	Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:09
Price Jump Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	10:01
	09:59	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:35 [DEN 29-27]	Andersen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Millsap Hook Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:18	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:10	Petro Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)
	09:09	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:08 [DEN 31-27]	Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:08
	09:08 [DEN 32-27]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:53	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:39	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
	08:38	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:38	Andersen Tip Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:36
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:21 [UTA 29-32]
	08:13	Petro Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:13	Petro Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:13
Korver Substitution replaced by Williams	08:13
Price Substitution replaced by Matthews	08:13
	08:13	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
	08:13	Petro Substitution replaced by Hilario
	08:04	Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:04 [UTA 30-32]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:04
	08:02	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:40 [DEN 35-30]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hilario (3 AST)
	07:27	Hilario Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:16	Andersen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:16	Andersen Substitution replaced by Petro
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:16 [UTA 31-35]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:16
	07:15	Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:04 [DEN 37-31]	Petro Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:43
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:38	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:37	Afflalo Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	06:37 [UTA 33-37]
	06:37	Lawson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	06:37 [UTA 34-37]
	06:21	Petro Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)	06:08 [UTA 36-37]
	05:51 [DEN 40-36]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hilario (4 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	05:35
Team Rebound	05:34
	05:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Jump Ball Petro vs Miles (Williams gains possession)	05:34
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)	05:17 [UTA 38-40]
	05:07	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Anthony
	05:07	Petro Substitution replaced by Martin
Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:03
	05:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:03	Hilario Substitution replaced by Billups
	05:03	Lawson Substitution replaced by Andersen
	05:03 [DEN 41-38]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	05:03	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	05:01
Martin Violation:Kicked Ball	04:52
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:27	Billups Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	04:26	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:26	Martin Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:26	Martin Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:26	Martin Substitution replaced by Petro
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:11 [UTA 40-41]
	03:48 [DEN 44-40]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:32
	03:30	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Matthews Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:22
	03:07 [DEN 46-40]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	02:41
	02:40	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	02:28	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:27
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:21 [UTA 43-46]
	01:54 [DEN 48-43]	Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
	01:47	Petro Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:47 [UTA 44-48]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:47 [UTA 45-48]
	01:35	Andersen Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (2 BLK)
	01:34	Team Rebound
	01:29	Billups Jump Shot: Missed
	01:26	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	01:26	Anthony Tip Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:25
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	01:16 [UTA 47-48]
	00:58.9	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:57.9
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:37.9 [UTA 50-48]
	00:33.0 [DEN 50-50]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	00:10.9
	00:08.9	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:07.5	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Miles Substitution replaced by Korver	00:07.5
	00:01.3	Billups Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:01.3
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:01.3 [UTA 51-50]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:01.3 [UTA 52-50]
	00:00.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (53-30)		Denver Nuggets (54-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:38 [DEN 52-52]	Martin Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed Block: Billups (1 BLK)	11:13
Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:11
Miles Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
Miles Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:07
Miles Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:05 [UTA 54-52]
	10:46 [DEN 54-54]	Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:33
	10:29 [DEN 56-54]	Billups Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Petro (1 AST)
Williams Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)	10:19
	10:12	Petro Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	10:12	Petro Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	10:00
	09:52 [DEN 59-54]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:33
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	09:32
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:31 [UTA 56-59]
Fesenko Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:17
	09:17 [DEN 60-56]	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	09:17	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:15
	09:05	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:05 [UTA 57-60]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:05 [UTA 58-60]
	08:56 [DEN 63-58]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	08:56
Miles Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:44 [UTA 60-63]
	08:35 [DEN 65-60]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)
Miles Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:35
	08:35 [DEN 66-60]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:15
	08:11	Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	08:07 [UTA 62-66]
	07:50 [DEN 68-62]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)
Williams Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:26	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:15 [DEN 70-62]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Matthews Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:55 [UTA 64-70]
	06:40	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:39
	06:18	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap	06:18
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:18 [UTA 65-70]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:18 [UTA 66-70]
	06:05 [DEN 72-66]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:38 [DEN 74-66]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	05:21 [UTA 68-74]
	05:04	Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO)
Matthews Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)	05:00 [UTA 70-74]
Millsap Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:45
Miles Substitution replaced by Korver	04:45
	04:45	Petro Substitution replaced by Andersen
	04:45 [DEN 75-70]	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:45 [DEN 76-70]	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:33
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	04:32
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	04:31 [UTA 72-76]
	04:10 [DEN 78-72]	Afflalo Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	04:05	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:05 [UTA 73-78]
	04:05	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:05 [UTA 74-78]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:59
	03:51	Billups Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	03:51	Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:49	Martin Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	03:48
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:32
	03:32 [DEN 79-74]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:32 [DEN 80-74]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	03:10 [UTA 77-80]
	02:55	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	02:54
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)	02:46 [UTA 79-80]
Millsap Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:28
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
	02:28	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
	02:28 [DEN 81-79]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:28	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:26	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:26 [DEN 83-79]	Anthony Tip Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko	01:50
	01:40 [DEN 86-79]	Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	01:20
Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:19
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	01:14
	01:01	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:59.9
Williams Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:40.9
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:39.9
Williams Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	00:37.9 [UTA 81-86]
	00:32.7	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:28.0	Team Rebound
	00:08.9	Smith Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	00:08.9	Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Millsap Substitution replaced by Miles	00:08.9
	00:03.5	Lawson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Utah Jazz (53-30)		Denver Nuggets (54-29)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:43 [DEN 88-81]	Andersen Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)	11:21 [UTA 84-88]
Price Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:08
Miles Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:01
	11:01 [DEN 89-84]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	11:01	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)	11:00
Miles Layup Shot: Missed	10:40
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	10:39
Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)	10:38 [UTA 86-89]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:21
	10:21	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:21	Team Rebound
	10:21 [DEN 90-86]	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	10:08	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO)	09:57
Fesenko Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:51
	09:51	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:51	Team Rebound
Price Substitution replaced by Williams	09:51
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap	09:51
	09:51 [DEN 91-86]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)	09:31 [UTA 88-91]
	09:04 [DEN 94-88]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)	08:46 [UTA 90-94]
	08:30	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:29
Millsap Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:07 [UTA 92-94]
	07:49	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	07:48	Martin Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:47 [DEN 96-92]	Martin Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:13 [DEN 99-92]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:10
Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews	07:10
	07:10	Martin Substitution replaced by Petro
	07:00	Anthony Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	06:40
	06:39	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:15	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed
	06:13	Petro Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:13 [DEN 101-92]	Petro Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:58	Petro Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:58
	05:58	Lawson Substitution replaced by Billups
	05:58	Petro Substitution replaced by Martin
	05:51	Andersen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:51
Team Rebound	05:51
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:51 [UTA 93-101]
	05:38	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)	05:37
	05:33	Martin Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	05:33 [UTA 94-101]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:33
	05:31	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Matthews Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:21
	05:21 [DEN 102-94]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:21 [DEN 103-94]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:10
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	05:07
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:06
Millsap Tip Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:05	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:02
	05:02 [DEN 104-94]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	05:02 [DEN 105-94]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:42	Martin Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	04:31	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (3 BLK)
	04:30	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Miles Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:29
	04:29 [DEN 106-94]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	04:29 [DEN 107-94]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	04:17
Team Rebound	04:16
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)	04:12 [UTA 97-107]
Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:46
	03:46 [DEN 108-97]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	03:46 [DEN 109-97]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO)	03:30
	03:25 [DEN 111-97]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)
	03:10	Martin Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:10 [UTA 98-111]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:10
	03:09	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:48	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed Block: Matthews (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:47
	02:46	Billups Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	02:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)	02:46 [UTA 99-111]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)	02:46 [UTA 100-111]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:28
	02:28 [DEN 112-100]	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	02:28 [DEN 113-100]	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (3 BLK)	02:17
	02:15	Martin Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	01:59	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:13)	01:59
Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)	01:54
	01:35	Boozer Violation:Kicked Ball
Williams Foul : Personal (5 PF)	01:27
	01:27 [DEN 114-100]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	01:27	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:25
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:15
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:07	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Williams Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	00:56.2
Miles Substitution replaced by Fesenko	00:56.2
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gaines	00:56.2
Williams Substitution replaced by Jeffers	00:56.2
Millsap Substitution replaced by Koufos	00:56.2
	00:56.2	Andersen Substitution replaced by Allen
	00:56.2	Martin Substitution replaced by Petro
	00:56.2 [DEN 115-100]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	00:56.2	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
	00:56.2 [DEN 116-100]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:48.8 [UTA 102-116]
	00:25.9	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:24.9
Lawson Violation:Kicked Ball	00:23.1
Jeffers Layup Shot: Missed Block: Petro (1 BLK)	00:12.9
Team Rebound	00:11.9
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.9
Jeffers Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:07.9
Jeffers Layup Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:04.9	Petro Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
End of 4th Quarter

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