An absolutely abysmal second quarter was the Denver Nuggets’ undoing in a 111-104 loss to the Utah Jazz Thursday night at Pepsi Center to snap a five-game winning streak that started back on Feb. 11.
Denver, which owned the NBA’s best home record coming into the game, led by as many as seven in the first and took a three-point advantage in the second. However, in the 12 minutes preceding halftime, they turned the ball over six times and connected on just 5 of 22 field-goal attempts.
By the half, the Nuggets trailed 52-37 to its Northwest division foe, playing on the second night of back-to-back.