![]() I wanted to get that out there," he said. Mitchell said the pain on his face was nothing compared to the families of people who have been victims of police brutality and racism. Utah scored only 15 points in the second quarter after getting held to 20 in Game 6. Jazz: Mitchell scored 14 consecutive Utah points spanning halftime. Nuggets: Denver improved to 3-3 in Game 7s. The Jazz won three straight games after Denver took the opener in overtime, and were poised to put away the series when they led by 15 points in the second half of Game 5.īut Murray, who had scored 50 points in Game 4, rallied the Nuggets and finished with 42, then came back with 50 again in Game 6, a three-game total of 142 that had been topped in the playoffs by only Jerry West and Michael Jordan. That to me is as significant as anything that happened in the game." "Our group just kept grinding and kept competing. "What I remember about tonight, we were dead in the water in the first half and weren't playing well in a lot of ways," Utah coach Quin Snyder said. Utah then got the first eight of the fourth, the final six by Gobert, to open a 68-65 lead. ![]() The Jazz got it all the way down to 65-60 after Gobert converted a three-point play for the final points of the period. Mitchell then scored nine straight points before Conley hit a 3-pointer that cut it to 55-48. They played three more do-or-die games in the bubble to extend their stay.ĭenver controlled the first half and had a 19-point lead a minute into the third quarter. Murray and Mitchell became the first pair of players to have two 50-point games in the same series, but the men in the middle were the biggest factors in this one.Īfter a quiet first half in which Mitchell was all the Jazz had going, Gobert began dominating the paint, keeping possessions alive on offense and stopping Denver drives on defense.īut the Nuggets prevailed in their third Game 7 in the last two years, having defeated San Antonio in the first round last year before getting knocked out by Portland. "That's when you need Nikola to step up," Malone said. So the Nuggets turned more to Jokic, their All-Star center who tossed in a short hook shot in the lane after the Jazz had tied it at 78. Murray shot only 7 for 21, far off his performances of the past three games. ![]() ![]() Mitchell scored 22 points and Rudy Gobert finished with 19 points and 18 rebounds after a huge second half for the Jazz. "So I'm glad that we won the game and I'm glad that we won the series." But after 3-1 I didn't think it was going to be this interesting," Jokic said. "Before the series started I felt it was going to be an interesting series. 3 seed Denver advanced to face the second-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals. Jokic had 30 points and 14 rebounds and Murray scored 17 points. We could've easy chalked it up in the first half. I'd go to war with any one of these guys in the locker room, any one of these coaches. Sometimes, it's just the way it works," Mitchell said. Utah rebounded and pushed the ball up the floor to Conley, whose jumper looked good all the way until it fell out. The Nuggets stole it from him and raced down for a fast break, but Torrey Craig missed the layup. "A lot of teams would have just given in, especially when you consider we've been here 57 days away from our families," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.Īfter Jokic's basket, the Jazz got the ball to Mitchell following a timeout. The Nuggets became the 12th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series, but only after they blew a 19-point lead in this game. Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking basket with 27 seconds left and the Nuggets advanced to the second round of the playoffs, beating the Utah Jazz 80-78 on Tuesday night when Mike Conley's 3-pointer spun out at the buzzer. They traded historic offensive fireworks for six games, before Game 7 turned into an old-fashioned defensive struggle. Jamal Murray helped a heartbroken Donovan Mitchell off the floor for a handshake and hug, a show of respect between players who had a memorable battle in the bubble. Nuggets edge Jazz 80-78 to complete comeback from 3-1 down ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Lake Buena Vista
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