Jamal Murray scores 37 and the Nuggets defeat the Jazz

For Denver, Peyton Watson scored 12 points, Christian Braun and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each scored 13 points, and Michael Porter Jr. scored 19. Following the All-Star break, the Nuggets have won eight of their last nine games, tying the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second seed in the Western Conference, one game fewer than the Oklahoma City Thunder. With 29 points, Keyonte George led Utah, followed by Jordan Clarkson with 22, John Collins with 19, Collin Sexton with 17, and Brice Sensabaugh with 16. In the defeat, Walker Kessler pulled down 11 rebounds.

Since hitting .500 on February 6, Utah has dropped 10 of 12 games and 5 of its last 6. Leading scorer Lauri Markkanen has missed the last two games due to a right quadriceps injury. Denver took a five-point lead early in the game and didn't let it go.