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Nuggets tune out the Jazz

Rudy Gobert, right, and Kenneth Faried met at the rim often Friday. Gobert finished with a double-double, while Faried struggled.

DENVER

Ty Lawson and Jameer Nelson each scored 18 points, as the Denver Nuggets beat Utah 107-91 on Friday night, handing the Jazz their fourth consecutive loss.

Danilo Gallinari played with a sore right triceps and finished with 13 points for the Nuggets, who never trailed after he gave them a 3-0 lead on a long jumper moments into the game.

Denver improved to 8-6 since interim coach Melvin Hunt took over for Brian Shaw.

Gordon Hayward scored 24 points in his return after sitting out two games with a sprained shoulder. Rudy Gobert finished with 14 points and 14 points for his 18th double-double.

Jazz head coach Quin Snyder began pulling some of his starters midway through the fourth quarter with the Nuggets up by 17 points. A few minutes later, they were all on the bench.

Utah cut the lead to seven points in the third quarter, but Derrick Favors then picked up his fourth foul and had to sit. The Nuggets steadily began to pull away, leading by 12 heading into the final quarter.

It was a streaky first half for both teams, with Denver going on a 13-0 run and Utah answering right back with a 10-0 run. The Nuggets then went on a 10-0 spurt. After that, both teams began trading baskets, as Denver took a 52-39 lead.



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