Nuggets beat Jazz 103-88
Another unbeatten streak with Denver 8-1 with such a great start from pre-season and regular season Harris scores 20, Nuggets rally in 4th and beat Jazz 103-88.
Gary Harris scored 20 points and Malik Beasley and Mason Plumlee hit key 3-pointers in a fourth-quarter flurry, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 103-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
Jamal Murray scored 19 for Denver, which won its fourth straight. Jae Crowder scored 21 points off the bench for Utah, which has lost three straight.
The Jazz got a scare when guard Donovan Mitchell left the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent leg injury. Mitchell, who finished with 16 points, missed Friday night’s loss to Memphis with a right hamstring injury. He was helped off favoring his left leg, but returned a few minutes later.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic flirted with a triple-double, but finished three points shy of the mark. He had a season-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds. He finished with seven points and has scored just 11 in the last two games combined, but Denver has won both.
The Jazz led 77-71 early in the fourth quarter but missed seven straight shots as Denver took control. Beasley’s 3-pointer gave the Nuggets a 79-77 lead and Plumlee beat the shot clock with another 3-pointer in front of his bench that increased the lead to five.
Utah missed seven straight shots during a 24-3 run by Denver that turned a six-point deficit into a 95-80 lead.
The Nuggets shooting from three: The Nuggets currently have the second worst three-point percentage in the league at 29.3 percent, down from 37.1% last season. The good news is that the Cavaliers have been allowing opponents to shoot 42.3% from deep, giving up 13 made threes per game.
Bench Play: Nuggets Head Coach Michael Malone kept his rotation short in Chicago, only playing nine players total in the game. The second unit for the Nuggets provided some sparks and strong defense. Malik Beasley played much of the fourth quarter and overtime with the starters as his energy and defense helped the Nuggets pull out the win. Mason Plumlee continued his strong play as he recorded 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
Keeping the energy high tonight, will be Denver’s third game in four nights and the end of a back-to-back. Finding energy on the second night on the road will be key for the Nuggets.
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