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| 873 | UTAH | 188.5 | 188.5 | | 874 | DENVER | -2 | -1.5 |
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| All Games | 31-40 | -5.1 | 38-32 | 27-43 | 94.7 | 45.3 | 44.8% | 52.5 | 95.0 | 47.2 | 44.6% | 47.3 | | Road Games | 14-21 | +4 | 21-13 | 13-21 | 93.4 | 43.5 | 44.7% | 51.6 | 96.0 | 46.5 | 44.8% | 48.1 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -8.8 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 89.6 | 40.0 | 42.7% | 47.8 | 93.0 | 41.2 | 45.9% | 51.8 | | Division Games | 5-6 | -5.5 | 7-4 | 3-8 | 97.0 | 45.1 | 46.4% | 53.5 | 92.9 | 44.5 | 42.7% | 48.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 94.7 | 45.3 | 35-79 | 44.8% | 7-21 | 34.6% | 17-23 | 72.2% | 53 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.1 | 49.9 | 37-84 | 44.8% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 93.4 | 43.5 | 35-77 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 36.4% | 17-23 | 72.8% | 52 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.0 | 47.2 | 36-81 | 44.6% | 7-20 | 36.2% | 16-21 | 75.2% | 47 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.7 | 50.3 | 38-84 | 45.0% | 8-23 | 35.2% | 17-23 | 75.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 96.0 | 46.5 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 8-21 | 37.5% | 15-20 | 73.6% | 48 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
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| All Games | 27-45 | -26.6 | 30-38 | 30-37 | 100.2 | 49.3 | 43.0% | 53.5 | 103.8 | 52.4 | 45.3% | 55.2 | | Home Games | 16-20 | -20.6 | 14-20 | 15-18 | 102.4 | 50.1 | 43.2% | 54.6 | 102.9 | 50.8 | 44.6% | 54.4 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -9.5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 96.8 | 49.4 | 42.2% | 51.0 | 103.4 | 54.2 | 45.8% | 56.4 | | Division Games | 5-8 | -9.9 | 3-9 | 7-5 | 102.2 | 52.3 | 44.0% | 51.6 | 107.8 | 55.5 | 47.3% | 54.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 100.2 | 49.3 | 37-87 | 43.0% | 8-24 | 32.0% | 18-24 | 72.9% | 54 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100 | 49.8 | 38-84 | 44.9% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 102.4 | 50.1 | 37-86 | 43.2% | 8-24 | 33.1% | 20-26 | 74.3% | 55 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.8 | 52.4 | 38-84 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 34.4% | 20-26 | 75.1% | 55 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.1 | 50 | 37-84 | 44.9% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 17-23 | 75.6% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 102.9 | 50.8 | 38-84 | 44.6% | 7-22 | 33.9% | 20-27 | 75.6% | 54 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
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| 2/20/2015 | PORTLAND | 92-76 | W | 4.5 | W | 191.5 | U | 37-83 | 44.6% | 57 | 8 | 26-72 | 36.1% | 46 | 13 | | 2/23/2015 | SAN ANTONIO | 90-81 | W | 5.5 | W | 186 | U | 34-83 | 41.0% | 56 | 13 | 32-79 | 40.5% | 54 | 22 | | 2/25/2015 | LA LAKERS | 97-100 | L | -9.5 | L | 192 | O | 34-73 | 46.6% | 57 | 20 | 40-89 | 44.9% | 46 | 9 | | 2/27/2015 | @ DENVER | 104-82 | W | -4 | W | 194 | U | 39-68 | 57.4% | 51 | 20 | 28-84 | 33.3% | 49 | 15 | | 2/28/2015 | MILWAUKEE | 82-75 | W | -4 | W | 181.5 | U | 29-76 | 38.2% | 55 | 22 | 29-74 | 39.2% | 44 | 23 | | 3/3/2015 | @ MEMPHIS | 93-82 | W | 7.5 | W | 182 | U | 36-80 | 45.0% | 59 | 15 | 33-82 | 40.2% | 43 | 11 | | 3/4/2015 | @ BOSTON | 84-85 | L | 1.5 | W | 192.5 | U | 34-75 | 45.3% | 63 | 13 | 33-88 | 37.5% | 50 | 3 | | 3/6/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 89-83 | W | -7.5 | L | 186 | U | 27-71 | 38.0% | 67 | 18 | 32-88 | 36.4% | 54 | 13 | | 3/8/2015 | @ BROOKLYN | 95-88 | W | 2 | W | 185.5 | U | 34-72 | 47.2% | 51 | 16 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 36 | 14 | | 3/10/2015 | NEW YORK | 87-82 | W | -13.5 | L | 178.5 | U | 30-70 | 42.9% | 50 | 11 | 31-79 | 39.2% | 48 | 12 | | 3/12/2015 | HOUSTON | 109-91 | W | 2 | W | 191.5 | O | 44-92 | 47.8% | 66 | 12 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 42 | 9 | | 3/14/2015 | DETROIT | 88-85 | W | -8 | L | 183.5 | U | 33-69 | 47.8% | 51 | 15 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 54 | 12 | | 3/16/2015 | CHARLOTTE | 94-66 | W | -4 | W | 180.5 | U | 33-78 | 42.3% | 67 | 13 | 23-78 | 29.5% | 42 | 7 | | 3/18/2015 | WASHINGTON | 84-88 | L | -3 | L | 181 | U | 34-82 | 41.5% | 45 | 9 | 33-63 | 52.4% | 52 | 21 | | 3/19/2015 | @ LA LAKERS | 80-73 | W | -4.5 | W | 183 | U | 25-62 | 40.3% | 48 | 14 | 31-77 | 40.3% | 54 | 14 | | 3/21/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 91-106 | L | 9 | L | 191.5 | O | 32-73 | 43.8% | 40 | 15 | 38-78 | 48.7% | 49 | 10 | | 3/23/2015 | MINNESOTA | 104-106 | L | -10.5 | L | 182 | O | 38-87 | 43.7% | 57 | 17 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 50 | 19 | | 3/25/2015 | PORTLAND | 89-92 | L | -1.5 | L | 180 | O | 35-80 | 43.7% | 49 | 9 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 54 | 14 | | 3/27/2015 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/28/2015 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/30/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/1/2015 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/4/2015 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/5/2015 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/8/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/10/2015 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11/2015 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2/20/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | 81-89 | L | 8.5 | W | 197.5 | U | 30-84 | 35.7% | 51 | 14 | 33-77 | 42.9% | 58 | 16 | | 2/22/2015 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 94-119 | L | 8.5 | L | 209.5 | O | 35-97 | 36.1% | 45 | 12 | 48-92 | 52.2% | 72 | 18 | | 2/23/2015 | BROOKLYN | 82-110 | L | 2 | L | 205 | U | 31-94 | 33.0% | 60 | 13 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 64 | 10 | | 2/25/2015 | PHOENIX | 96-110 | L | 6 | L | 213 | U | 31-81 | 38.3% | 47 | 15 | 39-91 | 42.9% | 74 | 19 | | 2/27/2015 | UTAH | 82-104 | L | 4 | L | 194 | U | 28-84 | 33.3% | 49 | 15 | 39-68 | 57.4% | 51 | 20 | | 3/1/2015 | NEW ORLEANS | 92-99 | L | 4.5 | L | 197.5 | U | 37-92 | 40.2% | 53 | 11 | 36-74 | 48.6% | 56 | 16 | | 3/3/2015 | MILWAUKEE | 106-95 | W | 5.5 | W | 197 | O | 39-86 | 45.3% | 54 | 13 | 35-86 | 40.7% | 55 | 14 | | 3/4/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | 100-85 | W | 7 | W | 208.5 | U | 42-92 | 45.7% | 58 | 13 | 32-82 | 39.0% | 51 | 12 | | 3/6/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 111-120 | L | 11 | W | 205.5 | O | 45-86 | 52.3% | 47 | 13 | 43-79 | 54.4% | 46 | 9 | | 3/7/2015 | HOUSTON | 100-114 | L | 4 | L | 215.5 | U | 38-92 | 41.3% | 48 | 18 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 64 | 22 | | 3/9/2015 | NEW YORK | 106-78 | W | -10 | W | 204.5 | U | 38-87 | 43.7% | 57 | 6 | 29-75 | 38.7% | 55 | 14 | | 3/11/2015 | ATLANTA | 115-102 | W | 7 | W | 208 | O | 42-84 | 50.0% | 50 | 19 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 43 | 17 | | 3/13/2015 | GOLDEN STATE | 114-103 | W | -3 | W | 207 | O | 41-82 | 50.0% | 67 | 13 | 39-92 | 42.4% | 45 | 8 | | 3/15/2015 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 118-111 | W | 8 | W | 209 | O | 46-104 | 44.2% | 58 | 11 | 46-99 | 46.5% | 65 | 18 | | 3/16/2015 | @ MEMPHIS | 81-92 | L | 12.5 | W | 193.5 | U | 30-81 | 37.0% | 47 | 15 | 33-80 | 41.2% | 63 | 19 | | 3/19/2015 | @ HOUSTON | 108-118 | L | 7.5 | L | 214.5 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 54 | 15 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 59 | 16 | | 3/20/2015 | @ MIAMI | 91-108 | L | 8 | L | 210 | U | 37-79 | 46.8% | 41 | 16 | 43-81 | 53.1% | 52 | 16 | | 3/22/2015 | @ ORLANDO | 119-100 | W | -1 | W | 206 | O | 42-90 | 46.7% | 54 | 13 | 41-85 | 48.2% | 48 | 18 | | 3/25/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 85-99 | L | -11.5 | L | 209.5 | U | 29-84 | 34.5% | 59 | 16 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 60 | 16 | | 3/27/2015 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/28/2015 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/1/2015 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/3/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/4/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/8/2015 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/10/2015 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/12/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | UTAH: GUARDS: TREY BURKE is likely the lead guard here, though it's really by default. He doesn't have the athleticism to make a lot of plays in the lane, and will have to rely on difficult shot-making . . . He continues to steadily improve, and there could be a bigger role available for ALEC BURKS. He'll have to develop a more consistent three-point shot before he really breaks out though . . . DANTE EXUM is an electrifying athlete, but he's making an enormous jump from essentially high school ball in Australia. He could be a gem in the long run, but don't expect him to do much as a rookie . . . TOURE' MURRY will likely play some garbage minutes. FORWARDS: He ascended to the alpha role in Utah, but GORDON HAYWARD had some struggles with the extra defensive attention. He should improve somewhat, as he knows what's coming, and has added a runner to his repertoire . . . DERRICK FAVORS will play more at the 4-spot this season, and he has the strength to power his way to easy baskets. He's a potential double-double guy . . . RODNEY HOOD had an up-and-down year at Duke despite his physical gifts. He has an NBA-caliber combination of size and athleticism, but right now he's a streaky shooter with a lot of rough edges on his game . . . TREVOR BOOKER is a solid second-unit big man, a defensive bruiser and good screener on offense . . . JEREMY EVANS can dunk, but provides little else . . . STEVE NOVAK will never be a full-time player, but he's still one of the league's elite shooters. CENTERS: He was disappointing last season, but ENES KANTER still has some upside on the offensive end of the floor. How he and Favors will mesh is yet to be seen . . . RUDY GOBERT is a shot-blocking fool, but still ultra-raw | | DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON is the facilitator in Denver's up-tempo offense. Durability is a concern, as he missed 15-plus games for the third time in five career seasons during the 2013-14 campaign . . . ARRON AFFLALO is what the Nuggets need. He'll be a No. 3 scorer and, more importantly, gives them a big defensive upgrade . . . Denver can't afford to play RANDY FOYE so many minutes. He's a serviceable reserve, but they won't win games if he's playing 30-plus minutes . . . The Afflalo acquisition blocks him, but GARY HARRIS is tough-nosed on defense and a solid deep threat . . . NATE ROBINSON might unseat Foye for the sixth-man role by midseason, but first he'll have to work his way back from a torn ACL . . . Combo guard ERICK GREEN will pick up garbage-time minutes. FORWARDS: KENNETH FARIED is one of the few bright spots in Denver. He can't generate his own offense, but he's effective filling lanes and picking up garbage points in this system . . . If he's ever 100 percent healthy again, DANILO GALLINARI will be the go-to scorer on this team. But he's a question mark after missing all of last season with a torn ACL . . . WILSON CHANDLER won't be relied on as heavily this season, but he's going to get major minutes as a floor spacer who can play the 2-guard or either forward spot . . . Stretch-4 DARRELL ARTHUR is a solid rotation guy when he's shooting well, but he was laying bricks last season . . . QUINCY MILLER has intriguing athleticism, but remains a raw project . . . Even if he wasn't coming off a torn ACL, J.J. HICKSON would not make this rotation. CENTERS: TIMOFEY MOZGOV may have grabbed the lead in this center-by-committee group with his strong finish to last season . . . A stress fracture cost JaVALE McGEE his chance to secure a full-time role last season. The tantalizing, but consistently disappointing, big man should make the rotation, but has an uphill battle to earn minutes . . . JUSUF NURKIC is a high-upside project as a 7-footer with a legit NBA offensive skill set. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (UTAH-DENVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Jazz-Nuggets Preview* ======================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Utah (31-40) at Denver (27-45), 9:00 p.m. EDT
The Utah Jazz played the NBA's best defense for nearly six weeks but are having a difficult time with two key players sidelined.
An entirely disappointing season for the Denver Nuggets appears to be headed for a fittingly sour ending.
Utah tries to avoid a fourth straight loss for the first time in nearly four months Friday night when it visits Denver.
The Jazz (31-40) held opponents to league lows of 83.9 points per game and 39.8 percent shooting during a 14-4 stretch Feb. 7-March 19, but they've since allowed 101.3 points and 46.0 percent shooting while dropping three in a row.
Utah surrendered 37 fourth-quarter points in a 92-89 loss to Portland on Wednesday.
"We need to be smarter," coach Quin Snyder said. "Thought we had some breakdowns, obviously, in the fourth quarter defensively."
Being without rangy forwards Gordon Hayward and Rodney Hood hurt the Jazz on both ends of the floor. Hayward, who has missed the last two contests with a shoulder injury, leads the club with 19.6 points per game and is second with 4.2 assists. Hood was averaging 13.8 points over his last eight games before sitting out against Portland due to what the team described as gastrointestinal distress. Hood has been bothered by stomach issues in the past.
Utah was led by 26 points from Derrick Favors while Trey Burke scored 22. The Jazz recorded only 12 assists on 35 baskets.
"It certainly changes our team," Snyder said of the absences. "Keeping the ball out of the paint was one of the things the other night that I think hurt us. We just missed that 6-foot-8, 6-foot-9, that length, and those guys playing the passing lanes.
"And the most obvious thing is, it's harder for us to score. ... The ability for us to score throughout the course of the game and then execute at the end are two challenges for us right now."
Utah hasn't lost four in a row since a nine-game skid Nov. 21-Dec. 8.
Denver (27-45) owns its worst winning percentage since going 17-65 in 2002-03. The Nuggets have shot 42.2 percent with opponents averaging 19.0 points off turnovers during a 1-4 stretch.
They were held to 91 points or fewer for the third time in five games and shot 34.5 percent in a 99-85 loss to lowly Philadelphia on Wednesday. Denver scored nine fourth-quarter points.
"There are some basketball icons rolling over in their graves right now, from Philadelphia all the way to Denver," interim coach Melvin Hunt said.
Danilo Gallinari was limited to eight points on 3-of-10 shooting after scoring a career-high 40 in Sunday's 119-100 win at Orlando. He said he was bothered by a shoulder injury.
"My shoulder is starting to get a little sore, but it shouldn't be anything to worry about," he said. "I will be fine for the next game."
These teams have split two meetings with Utah winning 104-82 at Denver on Feb. 27.
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