Derrick Favors scored 24 points (20 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz opened the third quarter with a 20-6 run to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-77.
The Jazz led by as many as 31, pulling away with a 21-6 run in the fourth quarter.
For the Nuggets, Gary Harris scored 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
The Jazz shot 48.3% from the field and 43.8% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 35.9% and 20.6%. They held the Nuggets to 77 points. The Nuggets forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets were outscored 14-2 in 4 minutes with Barton, Harris, Jokić, Lyles and Murray on the floor together.