George, Jazz to visit Jokic, Nuggets

Utah Jazz (10-17, 12th in the Western Conference) against Denver Nuggets (20-7, 3rd in the Western Conference)

Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets welcome Keyonte George and the Utah Jazz.

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The Nuggets are 2-1 in divisional play. Denver is 3-3 in one-possession games.

The Jazz are 0-5 against the rest of their division. Utah is fourth in the Western Conference with 119.9 points per game and a 45.8 percent shooting rate.

The Nuggets have averaged 13.5 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer per game than the Jazz allow (15.0). The Jazz are shooting 45.8% from the field, 1.0% lower than the 46.8% of the Nuggets’ opponents this season.

BEST PERFORMERS: Jamal Murray is averaging 24.8 points and 6.7 assists for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 25.0 points over the last 10 games.

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George scores 24.0 points per game and averages 4.0 rebounds for the Jazz. Svi Mykhailiuk is averaging 5.0 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.2 points, 40.9 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 52.5% from the field. Their opponents average 120.1 points per game.

Jazz: 5-5, averaging 123.0 points, 44.1 rebounds, 30.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents average 129.0 points.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Peyton Watson: day-to-day (side), Christian Braun: out (ankle), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring).

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Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: absent (groin), Georges Niang: absent (foot), Walker Kessler: absent for the season (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.