Rudy Gay had 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 17 for the Jazz, who have not lost on the road since a 107-100 setback at Orlando on Nov. 7.
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Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 36 points and the Utah Jazz stretched their road winning streak to 10 games by beating the Denver Nuggets 115-109 on Wednesday night. Rudy Gay had 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 17 for the Jazz, who have not lost on the road since a 107-100 setback at Orlando on Nov. 7.
?| 36 points for 44 ??#TakeNote | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/L11Cg0Hr50
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 6, 2022
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists for his 64th career triple-double. Monte Morris and Will Barton added 20 points apiece. Up by one at halftime, the Jazz led by 13 in the third quarter and took an 88-78 lead into the fourth.
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Denver fought back to within 94-91 on a 3-pointer by Morris off a feed from Jokic, but Bogdanovic had a layup and Royce O’Neale and Jordan Clarkson hit 3-pointers around a pair of free throws by Barton as Utah built a nine-point lead with just over six minutes remaining.
?| Short some key players, @rudygay says it was all about adapting.
“That’s the NBA. Things happen … but you have to be resilient.”#walkoffinterview | @lhmauto pic.twitter.com/tYYleW1Ebb
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 6, 2022
Denver again pulled within striking distance on a dunk by Jokic that narrowed the deficit to 113-109 with 44.3 seconds to play, but Bogdanovic made a pair of free throws in the final moments and the Nuggets failed to score again.
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The Jazz led 57-56 at halftime, fueled by Bogdanovic, who had 19 points in the first two quarters.
