Now, the question becomes, ‘Can we make the open shot?’”Īgainst the Jazz, Denver regularly knocked down those shots, making 54.7% of its field goals. “If you want to double-team him and put two on him, he’s going to find the open man.
“If you want to guard him 1-on-1, he’s going to score,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of Jokic. Jamal Murray added 30 points for the Nuggets, who scored the final five to finally put away a Utah team missing four of its top six scorers.
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The Jazz won three straight games after Denver took the opener in overtime, and were poised to put away the series when they led by 15 points in the second half of Game 5.īut Murray, who had scored 50 points in Game 4, rallied the Nuggets and finished with 42, then came back with 50 again in Game 6, a three-game total of 142 that had been topped in the playoffs by only Jerry West and Michael Jordan.Jokic scores 31 in triple-double, Nuggets top depleted JazzĭENVER - Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off the undermanned Utah Jazz 115-110 on Saturday night.
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NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Jordan Clarkson #00 of the Utah Jazz dives for a loose ball during the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on Septemin Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Utah then got the first eight of the fourth, the final six by Gobert, to open a 68-65 lead. The Jazz got it all the way down to 65-60 after Gobert converted a three-point play for the final points of the period. Mitchell then scored nine straight points before Conley hit a 3-pointer that cut it to 55-48. They played three more do-or-die games in the bubble to extend their stay.ĭenver controlled the first half and had a 19-point lead a minute into the third quarter. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)īut the Nuggets prevailed in their third Game 7 in the last two years, having defeated San Antonio in the first round last year before getting knocked out by Portland. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Gary Harris #14 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball during the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on Septemin Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Murray and Mitchell became the first pair of players to have two 50-point games in the same series, but the men in the middle were the biggest factors in this one.Īfter a quiet first half in which Mitchell was all the Jazz had going, Gobert began dominating the paint, keeping possessions alive on offense and stopping Denver drives on defense. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz hugs Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets after the game ends and the Denver Nuggets wiin Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on Septemin Lake Buena Vista, Florida. So the Nuggets turned more to Jokic, their All-Star center who tossed in a short hook shot in the lane after the Jazz had tied it at 78. Murray shot only 7 for 21, far off his performances of the past three games. A series that featured historic offensive fireworks between Murray and Mitchell turned into an old-fashioned Game 7 defensive struggle.
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