Nuggets at Jazz 4/9/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. The Nuggets were defeated by Portland 115-108 on Sunday. Denver rested each of its top three scorers in the game after securing home court advantage until the finals of the Western Conference. Gary Harris led the Nuggets in scoring with 18 points, but Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Paul Millsap all rested.

Utah was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday 113-109 and snapped the Jazz’s seven-game winning streak. The Jazz have a very outside chance of moving up to the fourth seed in the West, but would need to win their final two games, while Portland would have to lose its final two. Rudy Gobert led the Jazz with 21 points and 10 points, while Donovan Mitchell added 19. Nikola Jokic is the leading scorer, rebounder and leads in assists with averages of 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.2 points per game. As a team, Denver is shooting 46.6% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point territory.

Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. The leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert with an average of 12.9 per game, while Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 per game. As a team, Utah is shooting 46.8% from the field and 35.6% from 3-point territory.