Nuggets 135-129 Jazz (Mar 27, 2026) Game Recap
DENVER — — Nikola Jokic had 33 factors, 16 rebounds and 12 assists, Cam Johnson and Jamal Murray mixed for 4 3-pointers within the last 2:20, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 13 down within the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 135-129 on Friday evening.
Murray completed with 31 factors two nights after scoring a season-high 53. Jokic had his fourth straight triple-double and thirty first of the season to assist Denver keep away from a pricey loss within the tight Western Conference playoff race.
The Nuggets are in fourth place, a sport forward of Minnesota and a half-game behind the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 25 factors however was scoreless within the fourth quarter when Denver rallied from a 120-107 deficit. Jokic began the comeback with a layup, Tim Hardaway Jr.., who completed with 21 factors, hit a 3-pointer and two free throws that made it 124-121.
After Ace Bailey made a baseline jumper, Jokic hit a turnaround and Johnson tied it with a 3-pointer. The groups traded threes earlier than Johnson, who had 12 factors, put the Nuggets forward for good with one other from deep with 46 seconds left.
After a turnover, Murray sealed with one other from behind the arc with 17 seconds left.
Utah, which has misplaced 26 of its final 29, performed with out a number of key gamers, together with Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen,
Denver opened an early 12-point lead however the Jazz rallied within the second quarter to tie it at 62 at halftime.
Utah scored 43 factors within the third quarter — 15 off eight Nuggets turnovers — and led by as many as 14 late within the interval. The Nuggets rallied to chop it to single digits, capped by Jokic’s 39-footer that bounced on the rim twice earlier than dropping in after the horn.
Jazz: At Phoenix on Saturday evening.
Nuggets: Host Golden State on Sunday evening.
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