Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker (33) drives on Darrell Arthur, of the Denver Nuggets, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Sunday, April 10, 2016. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
DENVER — Trey Lyles and Gordon Hayward each scored 22 points as the Utah Jazz cruised by the Denver Nuggets 100-84.
The Jazz improved to 40-40 kept their one-game lead over the Houston Rockets to cling to the eighth and final playoff spot. The Rockets (39-41) knocked off the L.A. Lakers 130-110. Both the Rockets and Jazz have two games remaining.