The Utah Jazz (34 - 41) beat the Denver Nuggets (28 - 47) 98 - 84 on Wednesday. Rudy Gobert keeps impressing as the season winds down in April. Only three times since Feb. 20 has he failed to record double - digit rebound totals. Against the Nuggets he coupled his spectacular rebounding ability with his first 20 - point game of the season. His scoring has vastly improved and has now put up six straight double - doubles. His frontcourt mate Derrick Favors was thought to be in jeopardy of missing Wednesday's tilt with a back injury, but he proved the doubters wrong and finished with 19 points and three blocks in 25 minutes of action. Dante Exum put on a passing display, recording 12 assists with three turnovers in 29 minutes. His counterpart Trey Burke came off the bench and had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. The Jazz wo n't make the playoffs but their strong surge of late has really improved their feeling going into the offseason with a solid young core to build off of. The Nuggets had just one player finish with more than 30 minutes played and just three who reached double - digits in scoring. Kenneth Faried had his way on the boards as usual. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading his team in both categories. Will Barton provided a spark off the bench for the Nuggets. In 23 minutes he recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Denver's lost six of their last eight; like the Jazz they wo n't make the playoffs, but do n't seem to be heading in the right direction. The Nuggets will head to San Antonio to face the Spurs on Friday, as the Jazz will travel to Phoenix to face - off with the Suns on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Nuggets') has 47 Losses ,has 84 Total points ,has 6 Turnovers ,has 28 Wins ."]