Seemingly in control after a strong first 30 minutes, the wheels came off down the stretch for the Utah Jazz in a 106-100 loss to the Nuggets Thursday night in Denver.
The Jazz led by nine midway through the third period before they went cold, failing to make a shot for nearly eight minutes as the Nuggets used a 27-1 run to take control of the game. Jordan Clarkson rallied the Jazz back to within three points late in the fourth quarter, but All-Star center Nikola Jokic scored four straight points to help Denver hold on.
"It was a long run.