National Basketball Association
Utah 107, Denver 103
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#52 Pat Fraher, # Marat Kogut, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance:
19051
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Rookie Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 34 points and the host Utah Jazz wrapped up their second non-playoff season in 28 years with a 107-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.
Wilson Chandler scored 27 points for the Nuggets (50-32), who are the No. 5 seed and will meet No. 4 Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs.
Al Jefferson had 17 points and 10 rebounds, including a jumper with 35.5 seconds left that gave Utah a 105-103 lead. Hayward scored 14 in the fourth quarter.
Devin Harris added 21 points for the Jazz (39-43), who prior to 2004-05 last had a losing season in 1983-84.
Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson left the game with 10:03 left in the second quarter after twisting his ankle and did not return.
Five Denver regulars - Nene (hamstring), Arron Afflalo (hamstring), Danilo Gallinari (ankle), Kenyon Martin (rest) and Raymond Felton (rest) - did not play.
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
Utah |
|
Wilson Chandler 27 |
Scoring |
Gordon Hayward 34 |
|
Wilson Chandler 3 |
Assists |
Devin Harris 6 |
|
Chris Andersen 10 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 10 |
|
Wilson Chandler 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Harris 7 |
|
Chris Andersen 2 |
Steals |
Derrick Favors 3 |
|
Chris Andersen 1 |
Blocks |
Derrick Favors 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Denver
|
103 |
50.6 |
3-14 |
22-26 |
15 |
37 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
| Utah
|
107 |
50.6 |
8-15 |
21-26 |
25 |
37 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .688 after a loss.