On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA Nuggets challenged the Jazz away, and their starting lineup was Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, and Jokic, and the Jazz's starting five Tigers were Sexton, Dunn, Fontecchio, Markkanen, and Collins.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Porter hit 2 points, Markkanen scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, and Fontecchio also drew his bow and shot a 3-point shot from a distance, and the Jazz led 6-2 at the beginning. Murray hit a 2-point pull-up jumper and Dunn hit a 2-point shot from mid-range, and the two sides chased each other to make the Jazz lead the Nuggets by 11 points at 35:24 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter continued, Jordan Jr. scored 2 points under the basket, Olynyk immediately hit a backhand layup and hit 2 points, Jordan Jr. made two free throws to add 1 point, George Jr. agreed to win a free throw to score 1 point in two free throws, and the Jazz continued to lead 38:27. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Nuggets trailed the Jazz by 18 points at 53:71 after two quarters.
Statistics of the first half of the two sides: Jazz Markkanen 11 points and 5 rebounds, Collins 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Sexton 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Clarkson 16 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, Nuggets 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, Murray 9 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Pope 6 points, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block.
In the second half, the Jazz team Markkanen, Clarkson, Sexton, and Collins continued to score on offense, leading the team to take a big lead. The Nuggets' Jokic, Murray, and Pope also kept scoring and catching up, but the other teammates were not in the state today! Finally, the fierce battle was over, and the Jazz easily defeated the Nuggets 124-111 and won three consecutive victories!