Utah is missing some serious production with Derrick Favors and George Hill injured and it clearly hurt them here. They shot under 40 percent from the field against a weak Denver defense and had just one player score more than 10 points. That player was Gordon Hayward, who scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss. Dante Exum, Joe Johnson and Rodney Hood each scored 10 a piece. Denver's bench was huge in this game, as Wilson Chandler, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray all scored in double figures on over 50 percent shooting. Danilo Gallinari and Emmanuel combined to go just 9 - of - 27 from the field, but stuffed the stat sheet by combining for 23 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists. Despite trailing two minutes into the game, the Nuggets led for the final 46 minutes and never looked close to relinquishing their lead. These two teams will have a rematch on Wednesday back in Denver.
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