By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With Denver on the brink of elimination, Nikola Jokic set the tone early and Jamal Murray was unstoppable as the Nuggets got the 115-107 win over Utah, which still has a 3-2 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoffs matchup.
Jokic started the game by scoring 21 points and making all his eight field goals in the first quarter, on the way to 31 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while Murray was furious especially in the last period. He scored 42 points with 33 of them coming in the second half.
Murray also had eight rebounds and eights assists making big shot after big shot in the closing minutes of the game. Michael Porter junior with 15 points was the only other player of Denver in double-digits.
For Utah, Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, French big man Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds but despite a balanced offensive effort, in the end, there was no answer to Murray.