Second Half Rally Falls Short As Nuggets Down Jazz
Mar 9, 2024, 9:24 PM
John Collins #20 of the Utah Jazz dunks (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
(Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz fell to the Denver Nuggets in a lopsided 142-121 loss on the road.
Keyonte George scored 29 points for the Jazz including 21 points in the second half.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 37.
First Quarter
The Nuggets jumped out to an 18-10 start as all five starters got on the board in the opening six minutes.
The Jazz were unable to slow Denver’s momentum as they were doubled up 28-14.
John Collins scored nine points to lead the Jazz while Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray had eight points each for Denver.
After one the Jazz trailed the Nuggets 38-22.
Second Quarter
The Nuggets opened the second quarter on a 13-2 run as they opened a 51-24 lead.
Denver took its biggest lead of the half with a 35-point advantage midway through the second quarter.
The Jazz shot 4-17 from downtown in the first half while the Nuggets shot 14-20.
At the break, the Jazz trailed 78-44.
Third Quarter
Keyonte George gave the Jazz a spark offensively to open the half scoring eight points on 3-4 shooting.
The Jazz used a 13-1 run midway through the quarter to trim the Nuggets lead to 21.
You might be watching the @utahjazz future right now in this third quarter.
The Nuggets obviously aren’t giving their all but Brice Sensabaugh and Keyonte George are dominating the defending champs.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) March 10, 2024
George and Brice Sensabaugh combined for 26 points in the third as the Jazz outscored Denver by 20 in the frame.
Through three the Jazz trailed the Nuggets 102-88.
Fourth Quarter
The Nuggets pushed their lead back to 23 midway through the fourth quarter despite sitting Jokic for the first eight minutes of the frame.
The Jazz defense lost its momentum after holding the defending champs to 24 points in the third quarter as Denver scored on 11 of its first 12 possessions of the fourth quarter.
CB with his third three of the game 🤝
Hasn’t missed yet: 5-5 FG, 3-3 3PT pic.twitter.com/nmXJJqsChA
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 10, 2024
George led the Jazz with 29 points while Murray led the Nuggets with 37.
The Jazz fell to the Nuggets 142-121.
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Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops or on Instagram @BensHoops.
