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realize what they have to do to win the games and it’s been downhill after that first period Dan Danny forson got his first NBA start a couple of nights ago and he made the most of it in only 24 minutes on the floor he really did and I thought he played extremely well the Saturday before against this Utah Jazz he’s back on the bench tonight because of his foul trouble but I’ll tell you what Danny’s learning how to play he’s getting inside running the floor using that big body to score layups and to get to the free throw line and maybe the most consistent performer through the first three ball games has been Eric Williams who comes over from Boston the other night 26 points and he’s a fixture at the free throw line he really is and that’s what I like about Eric Williams he knows how to play inside he’s not that big but he can get around big people and he draws the free throws 19 of them against the Wizards yeah that is a whole bunch we talked to nugget co- Captain Brian Stith a short while ago and asked him if the team was remaining upbeat through the early start no it’s it’s not hard to be emotionally charged I think that that’s about being a professional just doing your job and I have a responsibility to this team because we are very young inexperienced right now to make sure sure that these guys you know don’t take a SL don’t take it for granted that we have to work even harder now that we don’t have that respect around the league like most other teams so it’s important that we come and play emotion very emotionally and that we do a very good job each and every night because that’s the only way that this team is going to improve and a very young nugget team will have to rely heavily on the six-year veteran Brian Stith the Utah Jazz are off to an uncharacteristic one and three start of course they’re playing without John Stockton they still however have the mailman is there a guy in this league you respect more than Carl Malone I really don’t I think Drew even though the team is struggling his young teammates are struggling Carl Malone still putting up MVP numbers against the nuggets the other night he received the ball much too close to the basket if you’re going to have a chance to defend Carl Malone you’ve got to make him catch the ball at least outside the pain well John Stockton is out for at least 6 weeks he had surgery on his left knee before the season again he had missed only four games in his career before the start of this season they need him very badly that is obvious in his place the two players who’ve been playing the point guard Howard Eisley out of Boston College he’s been in the league a couple of years and a guy I liked a lot in college Jack vaugh out of Kansas well these two young men are playing instead of John Stockton they’re never going to replace John Stockton you notice the assist numbers together even though they’re playing well still not half the number of assists that John Stockton would be averaging by himself there’s another star that always seems to get lost when you talk about the Utah Jabs because you begin with John Stockton and Carl Malone but Jeff horac is one of the best pure Shooters in this game he really is uh but Drew he has struggled in the first four games as well only shooting 40% I think Jeff is a player that really is going to have to take up the slack he’ll break out of it let’s hope he doesn’t break out tonight that’s right the Nuggets looking for a full 48 minutes of effort tonight as they try to knock off the defending Western Conference Champion Utah Jazz led by the mailman come on back to Big Mac with [Music] us bad news love you’re splitting us up to this Mission how tragic don’t worry though got you the new Subaru Forester sport utility not just any sport utility observe a lower rear end that’s easy to load easy to get into as well all with a smooth car like rock course not it be rough without me around but I’m sure he’ll get us to it the new Subaru Forester lease a 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which means that Danny forson will come off the bench and we’ve talked a lot about sustaining 48 minutes of effort that’s something bill hanslick is really focused on the last couple of days in practice well I I don’t think you can improve Drew as a team until you get that effort once the team’s playing hard then they’ll be able to learn but if you go out and after a quarter quarter and a half you just kind of quit then there’s no way you’re going to get anything out of that game win or lose Bill hanslick and on the other side is Jerry Sloan who is the dean of all coaches now in the NBA in his 10th year and we talked to Jerry before the ball game and asked him about life without John Stockton I think you know that if you lose a player like John Stockton obvious you don’t replace a guy like that and his intensity his desire his ability to be able to keep his teammates involved in the game you don’t replace that but I the I think the important thing in trying to coach in this business is to try to get other players to play uh as well as they can play and not looking for crutches and things to deal with and I think that’s one of the things that’s hurt us a little bit we’ve used that as a little bit of a crutch to try to try to get by obviously we haven’t gotten by very well and uh we’ve had a lot of things happen to us that uh I think are a little bit uncharacteristic for some people on our team Dan all coaches talk about toughness this guy was one of the toughest people to ever play in the NBA and there’s no question about it and that’s why he was able to survive as long as he did in the NBA without a lot of talent and I think that’s one of the reasons that he’s able to survive as a coach he has the longest tenure with any one team of any coach in the NBA he played with Chicago and he also coached in Chicago Bill Hansley played here in Denver and is now the Nuggets head coach and one thing that bill is able to do so far as stay positive stay enthusiastic and that’ll be a test through 882 games there’s no question about it especially early on very difficult schedule so Utah will head left to right Howard Eisley with the basketball and he gets off to Malone good pass on the back door cut to Jeff hor that was a stockt him like pass it really was and that’s the way you get a guy who’s struggling shooting the ball like cornack off as you get him an easy shot to start the game Jackson goes inside to B good catch he’s double team back outside the Bobby they play catch turn around jumpers uh almost an air ball and it goes out of bounds the Nuggets will get a second look let’s take a look at our Fox Focus for the evening Dan well here’s where we’re going to be watching the Nuggets shooting only 40% for the season their opponents almost 49 and a half% is last in the in the NBA and we’ll see what Utah does shooting the ball tonight oh the Jazz turn it over there Utah interestingly enough is shooting beneath the nuggets the Nuggets 26th in the leak the Jazz 27 that’s unreal because the last few years the Jazz have either been number one or number two in field goal percentage and we showed you that Carl Malone was shooting over 50% it’s even worse than that for the rest of the players Drew they’re only shooting 37.5% yeah he’s the only one above 50% that’s an ill-advised shot by Tony bti one minute gone we’re tied at two Bobby Jackson has a jumper in this man Jeff horack has a layup inside the H tag and he loses the handle maybe he’s still smarting from that shot that Shaq gave him well this was a great pick and roll at the top of the top of the floor but uh uh poster tag just just didn’t catch the ball stiff poting up on horn SEC Here Comes Malone and that’s a foul on Carl as he clubbed bran across the arms one of the things that Bill hanslick wants to do is get a post up Brian STI on Jeff hor second well I think that Bryan of course he didn’t score a basket uh in the game against Washington he might be pressing a little too much feeling he does have to carry the load for this young team he gets out of traffic Jackson elevates and his shot is off right both teams continue their shooting woses in the early beginning alone one-on-one against Dean Garrett out to Isley eight to shoot it and the Nuggets will give alliser that shot if they can hold Utah to a 20ft jumper fromy that’s okay that’s absolutely right and of course the time clock shot clock was running down so no chance to get the ball off to Malone T shot from Eric Williams his first bucket on his first shot of the night he’s averaging 18 a game 4-2 Denver Malone up top and he swies it Dean Garrett got the starting assignment on Carl Malone trying to keep ba out of foul trouble but Dean’s going to have to get closer than that Carl a much better outside shooter than he was earlier in his career he automatic 17 on in tough layup gar tried to follow it up gets the offensive rebound out High to stiff for three followed up in Tony B going to the offensive glass well people are going to learn around the NBA very quickly that you got to put a body on Tony bti if you don’t he’s such a quick jumper inside he’s going to get a lot of offensive rebounds here comes the screen and roll they slip it horac drives to the hoop tag rejected by ba get it out of [Applause] here Williams driving and it’s a blocking foul on Brian Russell let’s watch the uh board work by the nuggets on the offensive end last possession yeah Eric Williams takes the ball strong you see nobody blocks B out oh well first of all Garrett’s going to get it outside after this Miss jumper nobody blocks bti out and he sneaks right between Malone and Oster tag three and a half gone in the opening quarter 6 to four Denver Williams up top do get the roll Malone gets the car on the drive to Carl Malone easy bucket for Malone and that was a pretty pass by Isley Bobby Jackson got a little over extended going to fight over the pick and isy dropped it off for a nice pass trying to keep the ball movement going just 12 assists the other night gets it inside and he has it swatted away ahead of the field is Malo great pass from Jeff cor well Oster tag doesn’t look like it but he is an outstanding shot blocker he’s second in the league at four blocks a game so you got to be careful when he’s in the middle defensively like the alltime shot Blocker in Big Eight history quickly makes the move but nice move by Jeff Hornes all of a sudden the weight wasn’t there and Bryan shuffled his feet yeah that’s exactly right good call Drew because horac if he if he keeps body contact then Bryant knows exactly where he is and where to make his move horc step back Brian didn’t uh expect it and travel Greg Foster has come in for Greg poer tag and out of bounds off of Denver shot clock at 13 720 to go in the first quarter 86 Utah leading they have won five in a row against Denver Isley sets his feet cares a triple and a five-point lead for the Jazz Bobby just gave him too much room on that shot it’s 4 seven this year for three-point range Williams slashes and he is grabbed on the arm by Isley that’ll be number one on Howard Isley three team fouls on Utah none yet on Denver and Eric Williams wore out a spot with the free throw line the other night well he he’s been there a lot already in three games Drew he shot 29% I mean 29 free throws now the bad thing is he’s only shooting 62% as he misses another one last year from the free throw line Eric was 75% if he can get his free throw percentage up there then it’s going to make it worthwhile getting to the line speak free throw problems the Utah Jaz you talked about the Washington Wizards having problems the Jabs have had problems Eisley gives it up taken away by Bobby Jackson nuggets can get within two off to btig Catching Fire and Foster pulls it down is that the shot the Nuggets want no and certainly not that quickly Russell rejected by B he put a roof on it sff works his way in that was partially [Applause] blocked here’s Malone 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has a foot injury we’ll go back and look at that last fast break that the Utah Jazz ran and when we get down to the other end the pass to Malone but right here look at the screen by Russell the only Defender back for the Nuggets is Eric Williams he gets picked by Russell and that gives Carl an easy layup the little things right absolutely 13 to7 the Jazz lead by six Dean Garrett looking to get the basketball to Bryan steps inside and beats Jeff horac to the spot and and right now Bryant realizes that if he takes a dribble or if he takes his time there’s going to be a double team coming so that time a quick move against hornack so that no Utah Defender could get over to Hell Carl Malone nearly knock Jackson over going to the low block shot won’t stay home for Russell who is struggling for the field nearly going just shooting 32% this year and one of 12 now for thepoint L Eric Williams he was tripped up and guess what he’ll go back to the free throw line Utah will make a change at the point isy will go out and the two-time academic allame from Kansas Jack vaugh who graduated with a 372 in business comes in you’re an academic allam what you I appreciate you pointing that out Dan I see I I hear a little laughter Williams makes good on the free throw and here comes Danny forson Tony B will check out and I think that’s the most impressive stretch that I’ve seen fatig I mean he ran the floor well he did a nice job getting to the offensive glass and a shot down at the other [Music] end ja vaugh the 28th selection in the first round this year I thought he’d go higher than that here’s hornek off the screen and he’s a little bit short forson battles fer and gets the rebound nuggets can tie it up here and Moret takes it away running with Malone and Jeff horn takes it in you know Horn’s got that wrap right below his left knee and he didn’t show much explosion at all going up to the basket on that layup I wonder if he’s not hurt I Know Carl Malone’s hurting he has a bad finger on and Danny fors Trav there’s the yeah there’s yeah you see and look at you can tell right now he looks like he’s limping a little bit just walking back to the other end of the floor car Malone they said you going to have surgery during the season he scoffed at that he said yeah next July I’ll have surgery he can’t even shake hands with his right hand Dan that’s a shooting hand off the hornack eight the runner he normally makes that maybe the best runner at basketball fres 24 with four and a half to go in the first quarter 1511 Jazz and the first option the second option and the third option is Carl Malo here’s BAU I got it good rebound from forson and cornac takes it away again his second steal and he has the wide open jumper harac is a very very intelligent player you can’t hold the ball out in front of yourself or he will take it forson double illegal defense called on Utah that’ll be a warning call From The Far Side official Benny Hugh Evans Tom Washington Benny Adams are crew tonight coach Sloan explaining that that really wasn’t an illegal defense the man was right there and the other man was right there and I don’t think he’s going to change the officials mind never never works does it Johnny Newman checking into the game for Bryant stiff at the two guard there’s the rebound story so far the Nuggets hanging in there but too many turnovers the last couple of minutes Russell beautiful move fak the pass to Malone went up with the left hand 1711 the Jazz up again by six that was bad defense by the Nuggets rather than standing side by side they should have been one up one back and stop the ball farther away from the basket the basket Eric Williams with the Dano head fake well this is a a great example of why Eric Williams gets to the free throw line you watch him he goes to the middle the pump fake gets the defender in there and looking just leaning enough so that it doesn’t throw off his shot but he still gets the call a lot of people would jump into the defender and lose all chance of making the basket but he just gets enough contact and he completes a three-point play seven points for number 32 in the early going and the Nuggets within three low scoring first quarter nuggets were over 30 in that opening quarter against Washington the other night they had 32 on the floor No 3 second violation on GRE Foster Foster was on the weak side completely out of the play but got caught standing in the paint watching part of the problem is he was standing next to Hugh Evans you said I can stand near the paint you can Utah 50% which is just online for what nuggets opponents are shooting so far early in the season [Music] Williams can’t get Foster in the air in the air the jumper by no good Dan for back and I’ll tell you what he’s fun to watch under there cuz he uses that big body screens people off goes to the offensive glass in the preseason Dan half of his rebounds r on the offensive end Foster ugly shot but it dropped through they all look pretty when they go I forgot about that was three of 14 shooting the basketball coming in Jackson the Slash and his extended layup is off here’s [Applause] [Music] vau 208 to go corter another cut and a beautiful pass from caral and a rookie m take by Bobby Jackson he turned to look at the pass going into Malone and that’s all that hornack needed a turn of the head and he was gone to the basket eight for Malone six for hornek they have 14 of the 21 Jazz points fivepoint Advantage for Utah hon uses the big body and PES from Point Blank Range Malone running the floor broke it up by the free safety Bobby Jackson and Carl takes three SP with them now he’s signing autographs and handing out drinks 2116 Utah time out with 140 to go in the opening [Music] quarter check out these great deals during Ford truck month get Motor Trends truck of the year Ford F-150 with low 29 financing even the bestselling Ranger with 29 financing or choose 1500 cash back what’s so crazy about that it’s crazy to 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car Malone plays volleyball with it the Nuggets will hold on with 102 to go in the first quarter and you got to love Carl Malone watch the hustle on this play he comes from about half court keeps running hard goldwire gets it slapped out of bounds Carl Malone has missed eight games in his NBA career and Anthony goldwire dribbles it out of bounds and the Nuggets turn it over something bill hanslick was very concerned about going into the regular season but oddly enough they’re only five teams in the NBA who’ve turned it over fewer times in the Nuggets you know it’s real interesting you would think in the passing game where you pass the ball so much more that you would have more turnovers but it’s my experience when you’re doing it right you have fewer turnover Foster on the rotation the free man on the Baseline and he misses the jumper again it’s Danny forson nuggets can get within one and Johnny Newman makes his way to the bucket and he’ll go to the line so the Nuggets very impressive offensively here in the opening quarter you know and and right now the reason the nuggets are coming back into it is the nuggets are not content with the o with the outside jump shot Newman takes the ball to the basket right there the foul on hornis SEC on the other end of the floor Utah is relying on the outside shot a little too much their first option is Carl Malone but then shooting a lot of jumpers Bryan Stith checking back into the game this time he takes Williams spot so Bryant will go to two and Johnny Newman will go down to three and Johnny new Johnny Newman knocks him both down Newman matching what he produced in 17 minutes against Washington he had an off night 2120 the Jazz by one and they will hold for the last shot or try to of the first quarter Keith nearly threw it away there was no one underneath except his pass hit Dean gar in the chest and goes out of bounds now 4.3 seconds for Utah to get one elevated Carl alone inbounding the ball it’s a little unusual that you’d 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is brought to you by your Colorado Subaru dealer Subaru the beauty of all-wheel drive and by your Rocky nountain Ford dealers who invite you to think Ford first hopefully it’s a good omen the Nuggets Trail for the first time this year at the end of one quarter play 2120 and they have it to begin the second quarter Drew Goodman Dan Isel glad you’re along tonight on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain game four the regular season the nuggets and the Jazz fortun gets doubled and his pass a little too hot for STI two on one and a whistle behind the play Johnny Newman called for the foul and that really wasn’t a bad foul to take because Utah was on their way to a Layin on the other end of the floor the I was just getting ready to say Utah has gone to a big lineup here Hoster tag the veteran Antoine Carr Adam Keith playing the small forward so Bill counters with priest Lauderdale in the middle and you don’t get much bigger than uh Fort Lauderdale uh that’s as big as it gets the big dog anine Carr has it go out of bounds but evidently it was not off of one of his mths or shall we say cause 2120 Utah I got it took chanon Anderson comes in and kisses it off the glass he had a good run in the playoffs last year and you know what he’s going to be a player of course the younger brother of Willie Anderson who’s played in the league for so long out of the University of Georgia and he’s going to be outstanding Sixth Man for this Utah team forson thought about it and now he Barrel the hoop but he forgot something turned it over and Utah will have it leading 2320 let’s take a look at the Pizza Hut first quarter numbers I’ll tell you what we’ll look at it in a moment and that last play down for the Nuggets forson just trying to do a little too much by himself that was uh interesting Antoine getting a a round priest and just kind of throwing it up as hard as he could and found the backboard right above the basket well if you’ve been in the league 14 years you’ve earned a few shots like that 2520 Utah’s led by six on a couple of occasions priest has it against Oster tag Works in deep and his shot won’t go and it goes out of bounds Lauderdale had a mid on it but it went out before that here’s the pizza first quarter numbers the nugets at just 33 % but they crashed the glass and got themselves to the line and interesting Utah goes the entire first quarter without a free throw that’s two games in a row Washington Dan if memory serves me correctly didn’t shoot a free throw in the first quarter against the nuggets the Nuggets were there about 12 times now it’s 27- 20 I think you might want to make a defensive switch here put priest on Oster tag because the Carr even though he’s an old man a little too mobile and a little too uh good out side shooter for priest to handle waterdale goes up and again misses STI gets the rebound and finally anine Carr grabs it Jack vaugh running with shanon Anderson and Anderson looked at the hoop Dan right when the pass arrived it was a good pass and he turns around and says to jacqu that was my fault Howard iy will come back in for Jack vau Tony bti as you see back on the floor for the Nuggets so the Nuggets now go with bti forson and Newman up front goldwire inste so now they counter with a smaller lineup yeah that’s exactly right they take priest out because he was unable to cover Carr and now a smaller lineup to try and take advantage of their quickness for the Nuggets against the bigger Utah Jazz nuggets have not officially gotten a shot to the lid here in the second quarter 2 and 1/2 minutes in they’re still seven of 21 [Music] 60 Run for the Jazz Shandon Anderson picks up the foul that is his first and the first team foul on Utah in the quarter second and third quarters have really been problematic for Denver they’ve been outscored by an average of 21 points in the second and third quarter through three ball games is that concentration Dan well a little bit it might also be a little bit fatigue it also might be a little bit that the people you’re bringing Off the Bench putting in the game aren’t they’re not continuing that effort that the first group is giving in the first quarter Danny fortson’s been given good effort getting good results he has four points 2722 five on the shot clock and Carr’s pass does not connect Danny forson down low this is where he likes the basketball and again he uses that big body so well he gets inside can hold people off you see him using his body to keep car away nice quick move in the jump [Applause] hook goldwire on the pullup air ball and Keith grabs it that’s a terrible shot I mean there was the defense was good was right in front of his face there had only been one pass anon’s got to get everybody involved a little more than he did that time Anderson nowhere to go Johnny Newman breaks it up 10 for Utah to get one off one of the things I’ve noticed in the passing game Drew and I think it’s one of the reasons the nuggets are struggling you have to set good screens to Spring teammates free now the nuggets are setting screens but they’re not good screens they’re kind of brush screens and they’re really not knocking the defender off their teammates Shandon Anderson knocks one down [Music] 2922 and Anderson buys his second foul as he is trying to defend briyan stiff there are not too many off guards two guards shooting guards whatever term you want to use to describe the second guard that are as strong as briyan stiff in the NBA no no question about it and that’s why you see the Nuggets trying to take advantage of that especially early in this game posting Brian up against Hornet bjack Bobby Jackson comes in at the point for goldwire nuggets Trail by seven b 12T and Oster tag Taps it to himself is that one he should have driven in he had an open pass yeah yeah you got to take it to the basket and make the officials make the call either get there for an easy basket or get your free throws that’ll be a loose ball foul no not a loose ball foul I thought Carr was going to pick up the foul Tony B got knocked down by Greg Oster tag and there’s a double foul called on Oster tag and B and B took the worst of it well what happened was they were under the basket and Oster tag trying to get offensive rebound position and they both fell out of bounds [Applause] hard the Jazz leading by seven let’s go back and take a look at the pass to Tony bti well right here B is going to set the screen and then slip it to the to the Baseline but what happens is that after he receives the basketball he’s content to take the shot right there and you see he has the he has the opening to take it to the basket to try and draw the foul but he settles for the outside jump shot good news Tony B up and will stay in the basketball game I like my little crayon here I can see that you haven’t let go of it yet the good thing about tonight is you had the crayon a couple of nights ago and and you hadn’t mastered yet how to use it no no what and I still haven’t but you you’re starting to get the idea yeah anything having to do with computers you’re like he lost now they jump ball after the double foul and Utah wins the tap Oster tag from the high post Chandon Anderson face now it’ll go up and Danny forson has his sixth rebound of the night off the bench Jackson winds in and I don’t know how he even got that to the iron well there were about four Jazz down there by the time he got there he does quick the push the ball he gets there quick takes it behind his back kind of like bumper cars after a while he looked like a cartoon character he was moving much faster than everybody else in the picture and Bobby misses the free throw Bobby had 82% from the line and he’s shooting 48% from the floor leading the nuggets at 19 per game where Bill hanslick would like to see his stats increases in the assist category just 2.3 a game well when your teammates are shooting under 40% sometimes it’s their fault you’re not getting a lot of assists there’s a block from Bryan Stith on Anderson he’ll kick it back outside and eyes now the drive offensive foul Bobby Jackson drew it and the Nuggets called time out 659 to go in the second quarter a sluggish start to quarter number two the Nuggets right there however trailing by six bodies at rest tend to stay at rest bodies at motion tend to get thirsty now pay attention get thirsty get Gatorade get Gatorade get Gator points get Gator points get big 12 gear when you get big 12 gear you tend to get noticed by members of the opposite sets the kind that wouldn’t otherwise spit in your direction I’ve seen it it happens so get Gatorade get Gator points get big 12 gear TMC reaching for the future man and machines are building The Impossible attack us SE the world’s tallest skyscraper turn on DLC and go inside the most amazing things ever built see what happens town when humans think big super structures of the world premier Sunday 8 to 11 Pacific 9 to 12 Mountain on [Music] TLC hey is that leather that’s right 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well Bobby Jackson gives off to Eric Williams the fox Focus field goal percentage you can’t win games when you’re shooting 30% turning it over here’s shanon Anderson clear to the bucket as briyan stiff got his feet tangled up that’s exactly what happened briyan Stith trying to backpedal to get back defensively against Anderson and uh he did get him Tangled Up and fell flat on the floor the Jazz have outscored the nuggets in the quarter 103 Jackson trying to create and this will be a backourt violation 3123 the Jazz lead the nuggets are befuddled in the half court right now and right there a double screen on the Baseline for Brian STI and I talked about just kind of passing in the night screens instead of good solid picks Brian came off a double screen Shand Anderson was right with him the two screens didn’t knock him free at all [Music] Russell out of the corner gets to Isley good Movement by the Jazz Anderson slashes in misses the left hand layup Bryan SES off to Jackson two on two with Williams now B joins in and the layups missed Eric Williams there the F won’t stay home but ew will go to the line boy does he have a great knack for watching where the people are and using his body to draw the foul now watch this Jackson’s going to miss the layup Eric Williams is going to get the offensive rebound watch him get Hoster tag in the air jump in draw the foul and that’s three on Oster tag so he’s going to have to take a seat nuggets within seven and we tell you that groups of 20 or more attending a Nuggets game this year will receive a special group discount as well as a message board recognition plan your group function in an upcoming Nuggets game by calling 893 6700 today so you have a group of 20 or more or the is family gathering you can uh come in for less than the other folks so you and your friends wouldn’t qualify no cuz that would be two hand check called on Brian stiff number one on B despite shooting just 30% Dan the Nuggets they can turn this around or in great shape because they’re only down eight o what a pretty play by uh by Utah nice pass by Hornes but even a nicer play by eisy to get that shot off underneath stiff gets a ball screen from Garrett he drives gives off to Dean Dean 12 first no goodine car the rebound you know Dean’s another player drew that is settling too much for the outside shot that should be a charge it is uh Dean Garrett in three games has has only been to the free throw line twice in three and almost a half games which means you’re not taking the ball to the basket you’re not forcing the contact Dean I think is settling for the outside jumper a little too often 3325 the charging foul on Brian Russell that is three on Russell and he has come out of the game here’s Jackson with a step highing runner in the lane drops through for Bobby Jackson who has five and it’s [Music] [Applause] 3327 Anderson on a wing checked by Williams down low Malone after an extended rest and he is fouled immediately remember we talked in the opening if you’re going to defend that man you got to make him catch the ball at least outside the paint it’s hard to defend him if he catches it outside the paint you let him catch the ball that close to the basket you got two choices you can put him on the free throw line or you can let him score you’re not going to guard him that close or he might put scalding across your forehead when he jamps it through talking to Carl a little bit before the game and talking about how the season has started without Stockton you know he said in the Phoenix game where they were beaten pretty soundly a lot of Players missed a lot of shots and you can look at their shooting percentage for the year under 40% and you can see that he said we’ll be all right we need to win a couple of games we need to get our younger players confident in their shot and will be fine 10 points for Malone they’re always fine when they get the ball in his hands 3527 nuggets Trail by eight fatig turn around jumper and he has demonstrated in the first three and a half games the ability to get that shot to fall and you know what he elevates so quickly he was at the Apex of his jump shooting the basketball before Carl Malone got off the floor 420 to go before halftime point a set and that’s a walk it looked good it was a great fake but he took the extra hop Jeff doesn’t like it Hugh Evans says Jeff you walked Jerry SLO doesn’t like it either the Nuggets Drew tonight doing a lot of things well I mean they have to down only four shooting the percentage that that they’re shooting the rest of their game looks a lot better tonight nuggets within four 14 for Eric Williams corter sack to the big dog they’ll fade away from 12 nothing but the cords that’s how a man stays in this league for 14 years right there Bobby and car got to the other end got a block Bobby’s just now getting up Chan Anderson the easy lay it what a great look by Jeff Hornes he saw Anderson filling the far Lane he let him get in between two Defenders and got him the ball 39 31 just like that the Jazz up eight again and Bryant just knock Jeff hornek out of the way there was a bit of theatrics from hornek and B has his second bucket and again s making the quick move before the Jazz can get the double team in place eely against Jackson here’s hor that’s like a l now there’s the way you set a pick maybe we can go back can look at that at a dead ball but that time Carl Malone put a hurting on briyan S and Hornes was wide open for the jumction there’s a steal Williams thought he got fouled Anderson running with E and Anderson catches and lays it in and Bill hanslick wants a timeout the lead up to 10 for Utah 4333 with 237 to go before halftime [Music] sometimes getting to the best conditions means getting through the worst introducing Goodyear Eagle Ultra grip a True Performance winter tire with deep v-shaped grooves to churn away water slush and snow for serious Traction in severe winter weather goodye Eagle Ultra grip serious 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taking Bryan Stith completely out of the play Hornes SEC pops out and now that’s a wideopen jump shot he took two players out of the picture obliterated Tony B and Brian Ste well when you’re 69ine 256 lb and you can move small neighborhoods you should be able to set good screens the Jazz shooting 54% the Nugget 34% nuggets need a response here fors in knocked out of bounds by Carl Malone favorite move yeah Danny will learn Danny will learn you cannot turn and show the ball to Carl Malone cuz he comes down on it and knocks the ball away almost every time and now you Evans talking to forson and Malone do you know Paul Malone was a member of the first team all defensive team in the NBA last year first time ever made that L how about Bobby under duress puts one through seven for Jackson H with an eight to 10 to go before the break trying to pop out that’s the car picked off by stiff good help second Williams nearly ripped by hor Jackson for three out of the corter air ball and a loose ball foul has been called on Danny forson that is his first personal that’s good news and that’s just team foul number four for the nuggets and so no free throws the Jazz will simply get the ball out of bound four on the Nuggets four on the Jazz isy goes to the bench Jack vaugh comes in and Utah plus 10 they Ben scoring and that stat right there Drew might have a little bit to do with the first quarter performance versus the second quarter performance ja led by one at the end of one eight here’s ke on a drive reverse layup is good former Stanford star PPS Utah up again by 10 and remember when he came out of Stanford the nuggets the number five pick a lot of people expected the Nuggets to take Adam Keith instead they took a young man by the name of lonso Ellis I think it was a good decision in fact I know it was a good decision taking another look at it Bobby Jackson dropping the ball down Carl goes for the basketball you won’t see him uh miss it very often and forson hesitated a little bit there but I don’t think he had complete control of the ball the foul is on Keith and Danny makes good on the free throw there’s lonso who in addition to practicing with the club has been spending at least an hour on the court after practice he shot around before uh the game tonight he is hopeful to play in Boston on Wednesday a ball game will’ll carry for you right here on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain so six points and six rebounds Off the Bench tonight for Danny forson those are good numbers corac against stiff Malone come off the floor to travel got a bile about it and there’s horn with one foot in the air knocking it down and we talked about it we didn’t want this to be the breakout night you knew Hornes SEC was going to shoot 40% all year long and he’s five out of in the [Music] field s goes one onone he hangs and hits Danny for knocked out of the bucket it was halfway down and fors insane a briyan on the way up the floor my bad well of course it was his bad what’s he going to do reaching up through the maset it’s tough enough to make a shot and I’m I’m sure right now Brian not thinking about where he’s going to take Danny for dinner after the game and Hugh Evans has come over to the scores table this has to do with a substitution not that play now I guess I I’ve seen players reach Above the Rim and tap in a ball that was going to go in I don’t know if I’ve ever seen somebody tap a ball out from underneath the bucket well I’ve seen that done but usually it’s your opponent doing it 10-point lead the Nuggets need to stop it right here good play by Williams to turn over Jackson lead the three on two into Williams and he had it blocked he tried to dunk it and it goes out of bounds fortunately for Denver they’ll hold on to the basketball Bill hanslick stamping his feet he wanted a foul now let’s see how much contact there was car holding his ground goes straight up no he got an awful lot of basketball there I agree Dan I thought it was a good block Williams against ke lost it there’s the foul Benny Adams saying that Williams was tripped 27 ticks left in the first half 4737 Utah well fans Two Kids 4 and under will get in the game free this year with each paid adult during the special nuggets youth nights pick up a youth night coupon at the Pepsi display in your local king supers the next youth night is Seattle on Saturday November 22nd Eric Williams after missing the first free throw of the night has hit seven in a row he has 15 points to leave the nuggets and a rebound on the six as well and many times as he gets to the Line Drew if he could get up there where he’s shooting between 75 and 80% there’s no telling how many points he might average 17 on the shot clock 19 on the game clock so conceivably the Nuggets could get it back and nearly a turnover vau puts a fork in it now five to get one elevated vau hits ke for the midsection he lost it gets it back and a jump B with one second on the shot and we’ve seen something the last couple of trips by 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to2 they were within one in the third when Stephan yel was robbed by Mike RoR first loss of the Season at home for the Colorado Avalanche they were smothered the first two period by the Rangers came out strong in the third but didn’t quite have enough to catch up to a ranger club that got a goal and two assists from the great one Wayne Gretzky the avalanch play Saturday afternoon against St Louis no television but we’re we’re back on television Tuesday night from the motors City and the rematch of rematches Detroit and Colorado one of the most intense mean hockey games ever played last spring in Detroit of course these clubs have played the last two seasons in the Stanley Cup finals the winner of those Series has gone on to win the Stanley Cup so a rematch between the clubs that won the Stanley Cup two years ago and last year again that’s Tuesday 5:30 mountain time the Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings on UPN 20 that’s the story here let’s rejoin Drew Goodman all right John thanks 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the horse Dan Isle I’m Drew Goodman the Nuggets shot 33% in the first half the Jazz at better than 57% the good news for the Nuggets is chances are they’re not going to shoot 33% again in the second half and they’re still very much in the basketball game well that is the good news because the nuggets have done other things well tonight better than they have in the first three games when you shoot 33% Drew you can’t beat anybody let alone a pretty decent Utah Jazz team yeah Jeff hornek right at the buzzer hit another shot otherwise the lead would just be eight points at the half let’s take a look at our budget Rena car NBA Scoreboard Cleveland wins in Boston the Nuggets will see Boston next week Seattle gets a win against Larry Bird’s Club Atlanta remains unbeaten Dan well they’re playing great basketball and uh you they they ended the season last year playing well and have taken it right up and the Bulls are handed their second loss of the Year Charlotte wins in Landover at the old Cap 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I don’t don’t think so in fact I know who that is Rich babage the Nuggets number one fan is is he the guy that fought Mr Miller one evening in Utah the owner of the ja exactly who that is the US West first half numbers field goal percentage really the story of this basketball game the Nuggets hanging in there because they’ve been able to get to the line well it was our Fox fan focus and you can see that the Nuggets continue to struggle while their opponents shooting pretty good for the field terms of rebounds the Nuggets also hanging around through their first three ball games they’ve been outrebounded by nine boards a game but tonight by just one immediately to stick on the set play but T will now shoot it and Greg Oster tag cleans the glass here come the Jazz Brian Russell with it he didn’t have that much floor time in the first half Carl Malone using the big body goes up on the reverse side a 12-point jazz lead and Bill was yelling out 3 seconds 3 seconds but the MVP of the league isn’t going to get 3 seconds called on him and Tony bti not a call on the contact but after Malone fell down bti dragged that back foot for the travel nuggets need to play with a great deal of energy here the first few minutes of the third quarter didn’t you find it always set the tone for the second half absolutely and the nuggets are going to have to come out here and start getting some shots to drop or they’re going to get very scur early on Howard Isley gets in the paint and makes the layup 5339 Utah with their biggest lead of the night looking for help Garrett on the post up there’s a great pass on the cut to Bobby Jackson and that’s the way you run the passing game Bobby Jackson made a good hard cut to the basket he was open and Dean got him the basketball n for Jackson here’s Malone on the low block off the Hornet catching shoot and Jeff Hornet finds nothing but the bottom and remember what we said about him struggling from the field 40% the first four basketball games for Utah he got some easy baskets in that first half and now he’s on fire Bryant stick with a response at the other end well I remember last year Hornes SEC started the season with bad numbers from the free throw line I mean for him he was down around 70% the first few games he finished at 90% which is third in the league well he’s got his stroke going now eisy on the cut rejected by Jackson out of bounds off of Eisley and the Nuggets can get it back down to 10 good defense that time by Bobby Jackson Bobby looking to distribute a little more tonight stiff good pass to Williams he gets a St L basket oh he can get separation he’s amazing well this isn’t fair here because Oster tag comes out to guard him at the free throw line and that’s no contest Eric Gets a round him and lays it in see Oster tag jump out trying to defend Eric but he can’t keep him from getting to the glass and that’s four on Greg Oster and it’s 19 points for ER Williams Eric Williams reads the defense pretty quickly doesn’t he he he does and he’s got such a first Quick Step even though the Defenders are laying off of and that’s an illegal defense on on Tony Tony’s either got to go or he’s got to stay above the free throw line what he did was hesitated standing right in the middle of the floor and that’s an easy call for the officials first against the Nuggets so it brings a warning gets it right back from Malone slashes to the bucket and he was fouled by Dean Garrett that’ll be number one on Garrett Brian Russell will go to the line Russell in his fifth year at a Long Beach State you look down this Utah roster Dan and you see several number two picks that are big contributors Russell at a breakthrough year last year averaging almost 11 points a game shooting 48% second round pick 45th selection at a Long Beach State Jeff horac a former number two pick Shandon Anderson a number two pick that’s what the Nuggets need a little luck exactly and you know when you get here and you’re playing with a Carl Malone a John Stockton and a Jeff hor makes it a little easier for those second round picks to fit in oh man there was a lot of Malone gets away with one and he’s fouled at the other end by Bryant s Bryant is enraged and he has a right to be let’s go back to the other end and see it as as H is talking to the official watch right here Carl Malone absolutely hammers Bryan sth you could hear the slap all the way over here and uh Stith from the backside tries to catch up with him he had a right to be upset about that KN call you didn’t have to be able to see to make that call and it works as a three play at the other end for Carl malan 15 for the mailman and they match their biggest lead at 14 6046 and stiff posting up on Jeff corac and Bryant is still angry and as Dan said he has a right to be well this is a good thing Bryant’s upset they go right down to him at the low post try to get him uh the ball inside I give it to him again yep and now another [Music] whistle this is going to go against hornack again there’s no way Jeff Hornes can guard bran stiff one-on-one the grab right there and the call and they’ll post up Stith on hornack again here comes the double team he splits it goes up around three people looking for another foul get it Bill Hans just turns his back can’t believe that there wasn’t a whistle on that play either horc other end he misses a three the head of the field here’s Williams off to [Applause] [Music] btig I’ve said this before for some reason briyan sff gets less respect from the officials than any veteran guard in this league I mean there’s three three times he could have calls and got it none of there’s a rebound for Garrett nuggets look to run William slashes in and a blocking foul underneath that will no they’re got they’re going to call it against offensive you’re right I thought Benny Adams initially said it was a block it’ll go on Williams watch Tony bti run the floor here Eric with the lob pass B behind the in an easy done 6048 4 minutes gone into the third quarter eisy off the screen corter sa Russell on the [Applause] Baseline orer tag throwing the out of the way Oster Tag’s going to buy a technical if he’s not careful well more importantly than a technical foul that’s five personal fouls on Oster tag and so with almost 8 minutes to go in the third quarter he’s going to have to sit [Applause] down take another look at it the the jump shot by Russell and underneath ooh a big elbow by Greg Oster tag and the former Kansas Star will go to the bench those of you who might not have heard a week ago when the Lakers came to town he got into Shaquille O’Neal in the morning after shooter around and O’Neal hit him with an open hand and knocked him down of course the Sha was F and suspended for a game out of the corner Jumper by Bobby and theget within 10 these no calls in this physical play has gotten gotten the Nuggets going here a little bit in the third period got the crowd going too a little more energy in the building Malone 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you see right there he doesn’t actually step on Carl’s foot he steps inside of the of Malone’s foot and rolls his ankle over and that’s not a good sign that he’s going to the locker room I imagine they’re going to get get some ice on it to keep it from swelling and the bench scoring for Denver continues to struggle and Eric Williams leads the nuggets with 19 points Johnny Newman comes in Johnny little Runner fouled from behind he’ll get a couple of pitches Carl Malone will get the ticket the second foul on the mailman Newman does a nice job of Getting By Malone a little fake Malone goes for it Carl from the backside tries to slap the ball away and gets Johnny right in the side of the head and Johnny Newman makes good on the free throw Carl Malone this summer was working out in Utah Jerry Salone says he’s the hardest worker he’s ever been around in the off season Bill Hans went in the waight room at about 6:30 in the morning saw Malone he said Carl will you talk to some of my young guys Carl said absolutely so bill went back to the team Hotel during uh summer basketball Rocky Mountain review and woke every one of his young guys up and brought him down to the weight room said instead of sleeping this is what the real basketball players are doing yeah a future Hall of Famer who just got finished with the NBA Finals up at 6 in the morning Foster off to Malone 18t away no go and horac got involved on the uh rebound attempt and the foul will go against the Nuggets Johnny Newman Newman underneath battling for position and I think it’s Russ that he actually pushes out of the way you can see it right under the basket Russell jumps in a little acting and the foul called on number 22 Johnny Newman Eisley turns his back on Jackson Bobby tries to rip him Eisley the pull up and good looking shot by the former Boston College star nine for Howard Eisley on the other end Johnny do that’s a first bucket that’s a pretty shot I like to see people use the backboard that’s what it’s there for he kisss that one high off the glass Tony B got caught in the air on the drive by Greg Foster off the feet from Carl Malone another one of those lost arts you don’t see many players use the glass anymore no no and and on this play uh that just happened again Malone able to catch the ball in the paint but he was underneath so far underneath the basket he had to give it up to Foster you know in this basketball game the nuggets have not made a three-pointer and they have not made a three-pointer their last couple of games and used to factor in three-pointer 67 a game since opening night they were 0 for five against Washington and I think 0 for five against Utah they haven’t made a three-pointer since opening night against San Antonio Danny forson comes in Tony B checks out Bill HCK says good job and shakes his hand Foster has given Utah a 10-point lead again Foster who grew up and play high school basketball with Gary pton you imagine high school team with two future NBA bet they had a pretty good record huh yeah I would think they would have done okay 6453 Jazz Jackson good look downloading and he doesn’t get the roll that’s a moving screen from Foster Malone and Danny foron was holding him that is number two on foron and number five on the Nuggets so Malone will go to the free throw line with 536 to go before the close of quarter number three the Jazz have led throughout they LED 2120 at the end of one and they were up 4939 at halftime Jerry Sloan to get his team’s attention is practicing them much longer than he ordinarily does we used to have brief practices he said I don’t like our concentration level we’re going to keep it in gym longer well you know I think obviously they miss stock but I think everybody knows the offense that the Jazz are going to run the problem is when stock st’s running it they do such a good job of executing it you still can’t stop I think without Stockton they’re not executing the offense as well and as a result if you know what’s coming you can defend it a lot better here’s Jackson 12-point Jazz lead stiff about a three now he wants to get it to for five to shoot at Bobby Jackson and forson will have to shoot 20 that is is a little bit out of his comfort [Music] zone Jack vaugh in at the point and his pass come along went right through the mailman’s hands Eric Williams back in good news for the nuggets and he looks like he’s walking fine so maybe they just reted yeah I think that’s exactly what they did they took him in there and either raped it or or taped it for the first time and he comes in for Bryant Stith which moves Johnny Newman to the two guard position he always assum players had their ankles taped but that’s not so is it D no especially with the some of these tennis shoes now that are more like ski boots than tennis shoes a lot of them don’t de Garr offensive rebound F underneath and Garrett will go to the line the foul is on Greg Foster and you know I think Dean Garrett is probably as uncomfortable as anybody in this passing game really doesn’t have a good feel for it yet but that hasn’t kept him from playing hard and he’s uh his numbers aren’t where they will be where he’d like for him to be but he still I think is playing as hard as any nugget out there here’s a point tonight five rebounds last year real solid numbers particularly in the playoffs Dan again three game set for the TS against houon but he’s playing with goli and Garnett and uh you know it’s a little easier to get some numbers when playing with two great young forwards Russell gives it up Cor AAC and a foul on the floor cor will go to the line Johnny Newman find his third foul 6555 Utah the Jazz off to their poorest start since 6 years ago and they been one and four back to 1980 season they have been consistently good for a number of years Alan Bristo the Nugget general manager looking [Applause] on how do you get that seat that was pretty good seat yeah [Applause] [Music] surprising SEC with 15 in the game 11-point Jazz lead Garett against Foster and he picked up the dribble now Newman slashes in and another foul on Greg Foster you talked about it earlier Dan there are more set plays it look like it looks like and and I think that’s smart I mean it it certainly isn’t uh Bill throwing in the towel or not wanting to run the passing game but I tell you what the passing game is a very difficult offense to learn and the nuggets have a long way to go before they’re executing it as well as they will so it makes sense to throw some look at this shot I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on a free throw Carone make sure he tipped it out and not in but by rule we’ve seen a couple of things I don’t think I’ve ever seen before I’ve never seen a free throw stay on the back of the standard that way and earlier we saw Danny forson took one of his teammates shots out from underneath the basket and this one crawls home well you know what that’s called Dan that’s called the Great touch you have to have a great touch to have the ball sit on the iron 6656 would you call that drawing a lot of iron yeah absolutely can’t get it to go Dean Garrett the rebound Jackson looking up the floor forun double team lost it gets it back goes up and missed the layup third opportunity no go and a foul called against Utah by Hugh Evans Carl Malone gets his third and both teams over the limit and that was in the act of shooting anyhow so Danny forson will get the free throws well Carl Malone got knocked down on this play as forson goes oneon-one you see Malone get knocked down now when he gets back up he’s going to make somebody pay for it watch him come in and just smack forson from the backside Danny forson the second alltime leading scorer at the University of Cincinnati keep in mind he had another year of Eligibility of course number one one of the great players ever the Big O the Big O didn’t he average a triple double one year well not one year he he averaged a triple double for his career I would say that’s pretty good first points for for in the second half he has eight points and seven rebounds in the game Off the Bench nuggets within eight this is as close as they’ve been in a while with 335 to go on the third the Utah cannot shake the young [Music] nuggets Malone the turn around rebound to Newman nuggets can get him to six maybe [Applause] five got to show some patience here don’t be in a hurry double team on Garrett Newman drives all the way to the hole no good for had the follow and he lost the basketball B ahead to horac he’ll pull up automatic for Jeff Horn one year they charted him Dan he shot 71% when there wasn’t a man near him well he he’s getting too many open shots but he’s starting to feel it and that was a tough event of right there for the Nuggets because they could have cut it to six and down at the other end now it’s back to a 10-point lead and there’s a turnover Jack Baugh running with Bobby Jackson running now with a foster foster makes it a 12-point game 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the line 19 free throw attempts most in 5 years for a nugget couple of nights ago against Washington and tonight he already has a dozen well those are those are two tough misses right there because now Utah under two minutes to go in the third quarter has a chance to go up 14 and an offensive foul called on Jack vaugh and that’s that play where the point guard picks across the lane for Carl Malone and uh Jack vaugh got his elbows up a little too high trying to set the screen got called for the foul Anthony goldwire out there Dean Garrett Williams forson who gave it up and er Williams fouled again turning into free throw machine well this time and we’ve talked all game about his ability to draw the contact and get to the free throw line that time he just jumped up right in the middle of Antoine Carr’s chest and got the call and this time he buries the front end on the free throw attempt Eric Williams was the number one pick of the Boston Celtics a couple of years ago the 14th selection overall out of Providence and I think he’s really going to like it here in Denver cuz he’s the type of player like an Alex English who can really take advantage of the passing game his talents fit the passing game perfectly Russell turns up a three jumps inside no walk is called hanslick hasn’t jumped that high in about 8 [Applause] years he came flying out of his seat I’ll tell you what they’ve got a little more lenient on these technical F calls if hands didn’t get one there oh good know good Williams to for and the second time he gets it to go he’s in double figures with 10 and the nuggets are within 10 [Applause] again for second call on Malone so now the nuggets with 55 seconds left in the third down can get it to eight and I’m not sure but I think this 3 second call is a makeup call for this call right here where Russell hooks it up Pops in I’m not so sure that was a travel that’s a jump stop I I don’t think that is a travel it looks awkward Williams slashes in go tending in the bucket Eric Williams that’s not a good play by Carr because there was no way that ball was going in the basket and Antoine knows it Ball’s coming off hard off the glass it wasn’t going in get to the big dog who flushes it and the lead back to 10 it seems like every time we look up Utah has led by 10 for the last quarter and a half and and every time the Nuggets get it under 10 the Jazz come right back make a little run take control of the game again Newman spots up and a good box out by the big dog and a reach in foul loose ball foul on Dean Garrett so Antoine Carr will have free throws at the other end 20 seconds to go on the third 7464 Utah led by 10 at the half they still lead by 10 nuggets 14 and 7 game packages are on sale now Michael in the Bulls sha in the Lakers chony bips in the Celtics all highlights of the Nuggets Min plans package prices start at $115.50 for more information call 893 6700 Adam Keefe comes in and Carl Malone checks out the mailman has 16 points tonight to go along with seven rebounds only got nine shot fell that’s pretty good defense you can keep him Malone nine shots in in three quarters uh getting good defense on the ball but excellent double teaming on Malone as well nuggets will hold for the last shot goldwire off to [Music] forson Williams on the clear out gets doubled and BAU rips him two to go hornack is ripped and it goes out of bounds and I don’t think it will matter unless they put time on the clock and Benny Adams calling over Tom Washington and now Evans to confer I think they’re going to put some time back on the clock they’re going to put 3/10 of a second and give the ball to Utah the Jazz leading 7564 and 3 seconds is or 310 of a second isn’t enough time to catch the ball and shoot it so this will just be a heave up to the Utah basket and they have car underneath the has put two players there they give it to Keith they wave this off by rule Keith can’t catch it as Dan Illustrated a moment ago so we are done with three4 of 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difference in the basketball game goldwire out there with Danny forson Eric Williams Joe wolf now and Johnny Newman on a Down Low to Antoine Carr guarded by wol Fade Away 18 footer how good was that he’s been in this league for a long long time and he is a power player physical player he’s got some pretty good basketball skills too he average 20 points a game here with Sacramento Newman goes down low to forson forun to work a double team and draws a foul well the nuggets have a new assistant coach but not new to the Nuggets Mike Danton who is their player Personnel director has added chores now as the third assisted coach to Bill Hansley well I think what happened uh Mike was offered a really nice spot to be a head coach back in Europe again and uh Mike wants to coach so I think in an effort to keep him here Allen put him on the bench so he joins TR dun and Brian Winters this is a matchup that you just saw Drew Danny forson going against Adam ke ke can’t guard forson on the low post that’s a match up the nuggets should take advantage of here for at six of six tonight from the line 12 points and eight rebounds another solid effort nuggets have it down to 11 7766 Carr outside for Chris Morris getting his first action of the night he doesn’t have a sweat at all and he buries a 24ot three-pointer that’s his first three-pointer of the year he was 0 for three before he took that one his minutes have diminished the last year plus for Utah last season he averaged just a little more than four points a game from a double digit score with New Jersey for seven years 8066 and that won’t go for Johnny Newman G lead a four on four [Music] ball screen from Keith now they go to the weak side here’s Morris on a drive and his pass knocked away wolf has it nuggets need to make a run William spins inside and followed up by Johnny Newman Bo they have gotten real lent on offensive interference calls as well you’re exactly right I think the Nuggets really got a break there because it didn’t look like that ball was out of the cylinder at all and Newman flushed it let’s take another look at it the shot by Eric Williams see if this Ball’s outside of the rim oh man I don’t think any part of it was outside of the rim no not at all Joe wolf double team of the basketball gets called for the foul that’s number one on Joe briyan steth Tony P come in and Eric Williams and Joe wolf check out number 32 80 to 68 Utah by a dozen the Nuggets trying to snap a seven game home losing streak dating back to last season Garrett also comes in Danny forson gets a low five from coach [Music] handick Malone and the rebound taken Away by Shandon Anderson he took it from Johnny Newman just there’s just little things that happen in the game drew that the Nuggets can’t let happen you get Malone to take a 22-footer and he misses and then he catches the ball a foot and a half away from the basket and you don’t block out a Shannon Anderson so he gets the offensive rebound and gets Jazz another chance Tony B picks up foul number four and the mailman will go to the line great position watch where Malone catches this ball he isn’t two feet in front of the basket there’s just no way you can defend him as I said earlier you’re either going to give him a basket or two free throws you can take your choice misses the front end he’s now missed two free throws in a row Carl Malone one of five players all time with 25,000 points in 10,000 plus rebounds he just moved ahead of Alex English into the ninth spot on the all time scoring list not bad for the 13th pick in the 85 draft out of that basketball Nea Louisiana Tech they’ve produced some great ones for you it came down in Kentucky in lat Tony B against Keith the pass broken up by Chris Morris helping out he got in the lane and Johnny Newman was free if Chris Morris didn’t get a hand in the way nuggets have been able to hang in there Dan we’re talking about making a run that’s something points in bunches this year yeah and and and when they get in position to really close the gap and make it a ball game you know they they do something that’s really not smart basketball like the offensive rebound to Shannon Anderson Anderson just picked up the foul that is his third Howard iy will come back the starting point will replace Jack vgh [Applause] Jerry Sloan really likes joh PA a lot he didn’t want to have to give this number of minutes this early but no one knew John SNT was going to go down off the screen Bobby Jacks fading away and the rebound of morrisy penetrates runs into Dean Garrett three on one for the Nuggets off the B and the Nuggets blow they had a three on one break that should be an automatic bucket well they didn’t spread the floor you’ve got to break you’ve got to spread out fill the lanes and what happened was all three nuggets wound up in the paint and it’s it’s tough to pass the ball on the break to one another when you’re that close Morris drives nearly stolen he gets it back two to get one off I don’t think Malone realizes it now he does and look at that it drops through 14-point Jazz lead 18 for the mailman timeout Denver 827 to go in the fourth quarter the Jazz have been able to maintain a double digit lead for the entire second half the Maglite Flashlight brighter tougher made in America Maglite the perfect gift to brima holidays NightLight people in the know fly Reno air discover a better low Fair Airline call your travel agent or 1800 Reno air home teams Fox attitude you’re watching Fox Sports Rocky [Music] Mountain L sure am around this time every year the guys at Midas get ready for their break sale but you’ll save 25% on any brake shoes and pads guaranteed for as long as you own your car so for big savings stop by Midas today that is if you can the brake sale at Midas MTV Sports and music festival is going to be great seems like it’s got a different approach have a band play while you’re riding is exciting any scene’s going to be more fun with a band you know it’s 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Nuggets within 12 but t with [Music] eight nice execution by the Nuggets coming out of the timeout here comes the double team nuggets been gambling a little bit defensively Brian sff knock it out of bounds good defense 12 on the shot clock the big dog Antoine Carr coming back in and Adam Keefe goes out Morris gets it up top to E Malone out there along with shanon Anderson and Carr off the corner for Anderson and Malone picks off the offensive [Music] rebound 740 to go in the fourth quarter plenty of time for Denver but they have to start causing Havoc defensively for Utah car good movement Malone blocked here’s Garrett three on one again better job that time Bobby Johnny Newman it’s a 10-point game and the Nuggets need to play this fourth quarter at this Tempo I thought the third period got a little sluggish the Nuggets need to run this Jaz team the rest of the quarter they’re starting to double team all over the place call another turnover Here Comes Bobby Jackson four on three and 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The Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets game on November 7, 1997, was a thrilling contest that showcased both teams’ strengths, with the Jazz ultimately securing a 91-89 victory. The game was marked by intense competition, standout individual performances, and key moments that defined the matchup.
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Final Score:
Utah Jazz 91 – Denver Nuggets 89
Despite a closely contested battle, the Jazz managed to outlast the Nuggets in a nail-biting finish, demonstrating their experience and composure under pressure.
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Key Performances:
Utah Jazz Standouts:
1. Karl Malone (“The Mailman”)
Led the Jazz with 20 points and 11 rebounds, asserting his dominance in the paint.
Key Moment: Executed a textbook pick-and-roll with Stockton, finishing with a tough and-one layup that energized the crowd.
2. John Stockton
Facilitated the offense with 16 assists and 4 steals, proving once again why he was one of the best floor generals in NBA history.
Highlight: A no-look pass to Malone for an easy bucket, showcasing their legendary chemistry.
3. Jeff Hornacek
Provided crucial scoring with 17 points, hitting timely mid-range jumpers and threes to keep Utah ahead.
Clutch Moment: A dagger three-pointer late in the fourth quarter that helped seal the win.
4. Antoine Carr
Contributed 12 points off the bench, including an emphatic dunk over the Nuggets’ defense.
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Denver Nuggets Standouts:
1. Eric Williams
Led all scorers with 25 points, keeping the Nuggets in the game with his aggressive play.
2. Antonio McDyess
Put up a solid 21 points and 9 rebounds, using his athleticism to attack the Jazz’s frontcourt.
3. LaPhonso Ellis
Added 16 points, but struggled defensively against Malone.
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Game Flow:
Hot Start for Utah: The Jazz opened with a 15-4 run, quickly establishing control.
Denver’s Comeback Attempt: The Nuggets clawed back, cutting the lead to single digits by halftime.
Jazz Surge in the Third: A 20-6 Utah run in the third quarter helped them regain control.
Nail-Biting Finish: The Nuggets fought hard in the fourth, but clutch plays from Stockton, Malone, and Hornacek secured the victory.
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Key Stats:
Utah Jazz Free-Throw Shooting: 16-of-22 (72.7%)
Denver Nuggets Field Goal Percentage: 38.3%
Turnovers: Jazz – 22, Nuggets – 33
Attendance: 10,317 fans, creating an electric atmosphere
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Memorable Moment:
A pivotal sequence where Stockton stole the ball, igniting a fast break that ended with a Malone dunk, followed by a Hornacek three-pointer, perfectly encapsulated Utah’s lethal transition game and teamwork.
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Legacy Context:
The Jazz, fresh off an NBA Finals appearance in 1997, reinforced their status as contenders heading into the 1997-98 season.
The Nuggets, in a rebuilding phase, showcased young talent like McDyess and Williams but lacked the depth to compete with elite teams.
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Conclusion:
This game was a testament to Utah’s precision, experience, and execution, while the Nuggets’ young core showed flashes of potential. Though the score was close, the Jazz’s superior teamwork and defensive intensity ultimately made the difference.
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