Game ID: 22501112
Denver Nuggets @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 28 26 36 27 117DEN 39 29 29 33 130
DEN @ UTA ScoutingDEN @ UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 11 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 11 min (54% of 20)
OUT Love missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 20 min since (77% of 26)
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 31 min since (134% of 24)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 12 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 31 min since (134% of 24)
BACK Hinson back 3/25 after 2, 11 min since (54% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Collier missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 13 since 3/04, returns tonight: 9 min (40% of 23)
OUT Love missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 28 min since (121% of 24)
BACK Hinson back 3/25 after 2, 11 min since (54% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 35 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 30 min since (128% of 24)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 9 min since (40% of 23)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 7 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 29 min since (124% of 24)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 9 min since (40% of 23)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 32 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 8 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 8 since 3/19, out tonight
NEW Williams 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 29 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 9 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 3/30, returns tonight: 24 min (102% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 3/19, out tonight
NEW Williams 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 10 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 11 min (56% of 20)
OUT Love missed 10 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 16 min since (71% of 23)
NEW Bailey 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 23 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Collier missed 11 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 4/05 after 3, 24 min since (102% of 23)
BACK Hinson back 4/07 after 6, 11 min since (56% of 20)
NEW Bailey 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Williams 24 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 32 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Roddy missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 2 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Watson back 3/22 after 19, 20 min since (67% of 30)
BACK Pickett back 3/17 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
DEN availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backOUT Roddy missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Watson back 3/22 after 19, 20 min since (67% of 30)
BACK Pickett back 3/17 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
DEN availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Pickett missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Watson back 3/22 after 19, 22 min since (73% of 30)
DEN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Pickett missed 3 since 3/24, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 5 since 3/20, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 13)
OUT Nnaji missed 3 since 3/24, returns tonight: 8 min (66% of 12)
BACK Watson back 3/22 after 19, 21 min since (72% of 30)
DEN availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' restOUT Roddy missed 10 since 3/12, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 15)
BACK Watson back 3/22 after 19, 22 min since (73% of 30)
BACK Pickett back 3/22 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 5 min since (39% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 3/22 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
DEN availability going into 4/04 · 2 days' restBACK Pickett back 3/29 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/01 after 10, 2 min since (11% of 15)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 3/29 after 3, 8 min since (66% of 12)
DEN availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 3/29 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/01 after 10, 2 min since (11% of 15)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 8 min since (61% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 33 min over the last 3
DEN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 4/04, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 12)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 8 min since (65% of 13)
DEN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 26 min (176% of 15)
BACK Pickett back 3/29 after 3, 3 min since (20% of 16)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 9 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (62% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 20 and Bailey at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Collier (7 straight), Hinson (3 straight), Love (7 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Jokić at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-9 and the defense, Denver allowing 118 a night to Utah's 133. Call it Denver 125, Utah 119.
3/25 vs WAS 110-133 — UTA notes
UTA lost 110-133. UTA shot 47% (45 of 96) to WAS's 55%, 7 of 29 from three. The glass went 40-56 against them. Williams led with 24 (11 of 20, 0 of 3 from three); Hinson added 21, Bailey 15. Q4 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 29 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 104-75 against them. Mbeng's -28 in 44 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ DEN 129-135 — UTA notes
UTA lost 129-135. UTA shot 56% (53 of 95) to DEN's 47%, 9 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 32. Filipowski led with 25 (11 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Williams added 24, Konchar 16. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 110-93 against them. They led by as many as 14. Mbeng's -16 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ PHX 109-134 — UTA notes
UTA lost 109-134. UTA shot 47% (43 of 92) to PHX's 50%, 10 of 23 from three. The glass went 42-60 against them. Sensabaugh led with 26 (11 of 21, 2 of 5 from three); Filipowski added 26, Mykhailiuk 14. Q3 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 28 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 99-71 against them. Williams's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs CLE 113-122 — UTA notes
UTA lost 113-122. UTA shot 48% (42 of 88) to CLE's 52%, 15 of 29 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 27. Williams led with 26 (11 of 22, 4 of 6 at the line); Filipowski added 20, Bailey 19. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Sensabaugh's -14 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs DEN 117-130 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-130. UTA shot 46% (44 of 95) to DEN's 48%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DEN's 31. Sensabaugh led with 28 (11 of 18, 6 of 9 from three); Filipowski added 25, Chandler 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Mbeng's -17 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 131, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Filipowski at 24 and Sensabaugh at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Collier (8 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Harkless (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-12 and the defense, Houston allowing 106 a night to Utah's 131. Call it Houston 123, Utah 111, Houston by 12.
4/05 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Sandfort (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Filipowski at 23 and Sensabaugh at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Collier (9 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Harkless (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Utah's 132 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-2 a night and Utah minus-9. Call it OKC 126, Utah 110, OKC by 16.
4/07 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bey at 21 and Fears at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Oduro (3 straight), Poole (3 straight), McGowens (13 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 134, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 25 and Filipowski at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Collier (10 straight), Harkless (4 straight), Hinson (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 120 a night to Utah's 134 and the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Utah's 20. Call it New Orleans 122, Utah 115.
4/10 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 139, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Filipowski at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collier (11 straight), Harkless (5 straight), Love (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 133, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 20 and Prosper at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Rupert (2 straight), Small (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been minus-6 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to Utah's 34. Call it Utah 124, Memphis 123, Memphis keeping it close.
3/24 @ PHX 125-123 — DEN notes
DEN won 125-123. DEN shot 51% (45 of 88) to PHX's 44%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 30 times to PHX's 37. DEN turned it over 9 times to PHX's 3. Jokić led with 23 (9 of 16, 5 of 7 at the line); Murray added 21, Hardaway Jr. 18. The hinge was Q2, 39-22: DEN came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 10. Strawther was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/25 vs DAL 142-135 — DEN notes
DEN won 142-135. DEN shot 56% (50 of 89) to DAL's 49%, 19 of 38 from three. DEN turned it over 9 times to DAL's 4. Murray led with 53 (19 of 28, 9 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Jokić added 23, Watson 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: a lead of 1 became 9. Hardaway Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/27 vs UTA 135-129 — DEN notes
DEN won 135-129. DEN shot 47% (45 of 95) to UTA's 56%, 19 of 48 from three, and went to the line 32 times to UTA's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. Jokić led with 33 (13 of 16, 5 of 8 at the line); Murray added 31, Hardaway Jr. 21. The hinge was Q4, 37-24: DEN came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 6. Hardaway Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/29 vs GSW 116-93 — DEN notes
DEN won 116-93. DEN shot 50% (43 of 86) to GSW's 42%, 19 of 40 from three. Jokić led with 25 (10 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); Murray added 20, Hardaway Jr. 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: DEN came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 23. DEN trailed 46-53 at the half and won the second half 70-40. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/01 @ UTA 130-117 — DEN notes
DEN won 130-117. DEN shot 48% (44 of 91) to UTA's 46%, 16 of 39 from three, and went to the line 31 times to UTA's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Murray led with 37 (12 of 26, 10 of 16 from three); Johnson added 19, Braun 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-28: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/04 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murray at 32 and Jokić at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 31 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 104 a night to Denver's 119 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-14 a night and Denver plus-5. Call it Denver 119, San Antonio 118, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/06 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 31 and Jokić at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 22 and Holiday at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Grant (3 straight), Sharpe (26 straight), Krejčí (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 99 a night to Denver's 122 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-12 a night and Denver plus-2. Call it Denver 118, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
4/08 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Murray at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jones (3 straight), Pickett (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 132, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 19 and Prosper at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Wells (8 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the defense, Denver allowing 121 a night to Memphis's 132. Call it Denver 127, Memphis 115, Denver by 12.
4/10 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 103, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sandfort (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Denver's 119 and the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Denver's 40. Call it OKC 120, Denver 117, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
BB B. Brown
CB C. Braun
CJ C. Johnson
DR D. Roddy
JM J. Murray
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JV J. Valančiūnas
JO Jokic
KS K. Simpson
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
UTAAB A. Bailey
BM B. Mbeng
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
JK J. Konchar
KC K. Chandler
KF K. Filipowski
OT O. Tshiebwe
DEN/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jamal Murray makes 10 3-pointers, including a half-court heave, to lead Nuggets past Jazz 130-117
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Jamal Murray made 10 3-pointers — including a half-court heave that beat the first-quarter buzzer — and scored 37 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Nikola Jokic had 17 rebounds, 15 points, and 12 assists for his fifth triple-double in six games to help the Nuggets earn their seventh straight victory. Cam Johnson added 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Christian Braun had 18 points and six rebounds.
Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and six rebounds. Kyle Filipowski added 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who dropped their seventh straight and are 3-19 in their last 22 games. Kennedy Chandler had 16 points and six assists off the bench.
Murray buried 3-pointers on each of Denver’s first three possessions to help the Nuggets open with 12 unanswered points and seize a 17-3 lead. Each of Denver’s first six field goals came beyond the arc.
Overall, the Nuggets went 9 of 18 from the perimeter during the first quarter. Murray had five 3s in that stretch, culminating in a half-court heave that beat the buzzer and put Denver up 39-28 entering the second quarter.
Utah trailed wire-to-wire, but pulled within 30-27 late in the first quarter on three straight baskets from Sensabaugh and Filipowski. The Nuggets restored a double-digit lead with a 15-2 run spanning into the second quarter. Jonas Valanciunas drove for a layup to punctuate the run and extend Denver’s lead to 45-29.
The Jazz trailed by as many as 18 before cutting the deficit to 101-97 on Sensabaugh’s finger roll layup early in the fourth quarter. Murray and Braun answered with back-to-back baskets, sparking another 15-2 run that helped Denver pull away again.