Denver Post · Jan 6, 2022
Nuggets’ comeback falls short vs. Jazz despite Nikola Jokic’s triple-double
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives against Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Denver.The Nuggets flirted with a comeback, and Nikola Jokic hinted at a miracle.
That hope, despite Jokic’s seventh triple-double of the season, never met reality.
The Jazz stormed into Ball Arena on Wednesday and seized a 115-109 win over the depleted Nuggets. Jokic’s 26-point, 21-rebound, 11-assist night went for nothing as he couldn’t get the requisite help.
Donovan Mitchell (17 points) was largely kept in check, but sniper Bojan Bogdanovic pummeled the Nuggets for 36 points.