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SALT LAKE CITY - Al Jefferson had 23 points and eight rebounds, leading seven players in double figures as host Utah earned a season-high sixth consecutive victory.
In scoring its most points of the season, Utah (26-22) moved into a three-way tie for seventh place in the West with the Nuggets and idle Houston.
Gordon Hayward had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Utah improved to 6-0 at Energy Solutions Arena in March. Devin Harris had 13 points and a season-high nine assists.
Alec Burks scored 15, Paul Millsap had 14 and C.J. Miles and Derrick Favors each scored 12.
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Jefferson was 11 of 16, and the Jazz shot 59.3 percent (48 of 81).
Al Harrington scored 20 for the Nuggets, who opened a seven-game trip. Kenneth Faried scored 16 on 5-of-7 shooting. Wilson Chandler added 13, Andre Miller had 12 and JaVale McGee scored 11.
Utah had its highest scoring half of the season and took a 63-55 halftime lead. The Jazz quickly put the game away in the third, outscoring the Nuggets 31-21 for a 94-76 lead.
Denver's Arron Afflalo had 14 before being ejected in the third quarter. Afflalo was tossed after a flagrant Type 2 foul for throwing an elbow at Hayward with 6:23 remaining in the third quarter.
Harris' driving slam dunk highlighted a 22-4 run and 91-64 lead for the Jazz as Denver went scoreless for nearly six minutes.
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