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Utah visits Denver following Murray's 53-point outing

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Utah Jazz (21-52, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (46-28, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p. m.

EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the Utah Jazz after Jamal Murray scored 53 points in the Denver Nuggets' 142-135 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets are 28-16 in Western Conference games. Denver scores 121.

1 points while outscoring opponents by 4. 4 points per game. The Jazz are 1-12 against division opponents.

Utah leads the Western Conference with 29. 4 assists. Isaiah Collier leads the Jazz with 7.

2. The Nuggets are shooting 49. 5% from the field this season, 0.