Utah visits Denver for conference showdown

Utah Jazz (4-1, second in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (3-2, seventh in the Western Conference)

Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Denver and Utah square off.

Denver finished 29-23 in Western Conference action and 23-18 at home during the 2021-22 season. The Nuggets averaged 110.0 points per game last season, 48.0 in the paint, 15.4 off of turnovers and 10.6 on fast breaks.

Utah finished 15-1 in Northwest Division play and 20-21 on the road last season. The Jazz averaged 8.5 points off of turnovers, 14.5 second chance points and 28.2 bench points last season.

The teams play for the 50th time this season. The Jazz won the last meeting 123-102 on Oct. 20, with Collin Sexton scoring 20 points in the victory.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr.: out (spine), Collin Gillespie: out (leg).

Jazz: Udoka Azubuike: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.