Utah opened the game well, leading 31-24 after one quarter behind Darryn Peterson. Denver answered with a 41-point second quarter, outscoring the Jazz 41-28 to go up 65-59 at the half.
Darryn Peterson led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting for Utah, but he finished a team-worst minus-11. Aaron Gordon paced Denver with 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three and 6-of-7 at the line.
Denver shot 30-of-42 from the free-throw line against Utah's 12-of-22, a 18-point swing right there. The Nuggets' bench outscored Utah's bench 74-53, and Denver won the paint 46-38 and fast-break points 16-0.
15 points on 4-of-7 shooting with a team-high plus-13 off the bench.
Denver outscored Utah 41-28 in the second quarter to erase an early 7-point deficit and never trailed again, winning 117-106 at Delta Center. A 30-of-42 trip to the free-throw line and 74 bench…