Nikola Jokić had 27 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter) and 16 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Utah Jazz 129-103.
The Nuggets led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 19-2 run in the first quarter.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 points (7 during a 14-0 run in the second quarter), and Russell Westbrook added 5 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Jokić and Porter set each other up for 7 baskets and 19 points, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Jazz, Walker Kessler had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. Kessler scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to the Jazz’s 8 and outscored them 39-17 off turnovers. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Jazz 47-26 in 16 minutes together.