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Jokic has 27 points and 14 rebounds in Nuggets' 129-93 romp over Jazz

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, goes up for a basket as Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe, left, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds before sitting the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-93 on Friday night to pad their lead in the fight for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

Denver leads the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies by two games.