Basketball Daily

The struggling Utah Jazz team on the road headed into the Denver Nuggets house and tried to snatch a win but came up short.  The Nuggets are playing some top rate ball as of late and two bench players really showed their poise and athleticism.  The first one being Chris “The Birdman” Andersen who put up career numbers by snuffing out 8 blocks.  The second one being J.R. Smith who tied his career high with 8 three pointers in a single game.  Smith had the shooters touch all night, and he also gave out 7 dishes to go along with his brilliant shooting performance.  The final score ended at 114-104.

The top three scorers for the Nuggets were J.R. Smith with 28 points, Carmelo Anthony with 23 points and Chauncey Billups with 17 points.  The Nuggets team defense has really improved and they showed it by holding the Jazz to an astounding low of only 36% field goal shooting.  Denver is currently in second place and they want to hold that position so they can have home court advantage most of the way through the Playoffs.