Denver and Utah square off for conference matchup

Utah Jazz (0-5, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (2-2, 10th in the Western Conference)

Denver; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Denver and Utah will play on Saturday.

Denver went 57-25 overall, 10-6 in Northwest Division play and 33-8 at home a season ago. The Nuggets averaged 7.1 steals, 5.6 blocks and 11.8 turnovers per game last season.

Utah finished 31-51 overall and 5-11 in Northwest Division play during the 2023-24 season. The Jazz shot 46.7% from the field and 35.4% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: day to day (ankle), Aaron Gordon: day to day (knee), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).

Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: day to day (back), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Isaiah Collier: day to day (hamstring).

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

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