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It’s a battle of Northwest Division teams(nba championship rings) in the Rocky Mountains. The Utah Jazz is on the road as they travel to face the Denver Nuggets Thursday night. Utah was in action at home Wednesday night as they squared off with the Clippers in a battle of teams fighting for playoff position. Denver picked up a 121-112 home win over the Thunder in another Northwest Division clash Tuesday night. The Jazz leads the all-time regular-season series by a 113-80 margin. This season, the teams split two matchups with Utah taking a 114-108 home win in the most recent meeting January 23.

Utah was in action at home as they squared off with the Clippers in a battle of teams trying to tighten their grip on playoff positions. The Jazz entered that game sixth in the Western Conference, 2.5 games ahead of the ninth-place Kings. Utah is 5-5 in the second game of back to back situations this season. In those games, the Jazz put up an average of 104.9 points per game, which is below their full-season mark of 110.1 points per contest. Utah allows 108.4 points a night in those situations, which is worse than their full-season average of 106.7 points per game.

The Jazz enter this contest 20th in the league in scoring offense with 110.1 points per game. Utah is in the upper half of the pack, ranking 11th in the league in rebounding with 45.7 boards per game. The Jazz is 11th in the league in assists with 25.2 per contest. Utah currently is 4th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 106.7 points per game. Utah is 15th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.2 percent from the floor. The Jazz are tied for 9th in the league in threes per game as they knock down 11.7 triples a night. Utah is tied for 19th in the league in three-point shooting as they knock down 34.8 percent from beyond the arc. The Jazz stands 4-3 in the month of February and ranked second in the league with 121 points per game while leading the league with 51.4 boards in that span. Donovan Mitchell paces the team with 24.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. Rudy Gobert continues to develop as a force in the low block as he is averaging 18 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while shooting 69 percent from the floor in the month.

Denver picked up the win over Oklahoma City(cheap championship rings) in their division showdown Tuesday night. The Nuggets entered Wednesday second in the Western Conference, one game behind the Warriors: they held a four-game edge over the Thunder in the Northwest Division. Denver led by three after the opening quarter, by 13 at the half and by 13 after three quarters. The Nuggets saw the Thunder rally to take a three-point lead midway through the fourth before regrouping with a 13-4 run. Denver held on for the way for the win. The Nuggets shot 46.6 percent from the field, including 13 of 28 from three-point range, and overcame 18 turnovers in the win. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 36 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists in the win.

The Nuggets are 13th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 112.3 points per game. Denver is currently 7th in the league in rebounding with 46.8 rebounds per contest. The Nuggets are 2nd in the league by dishing out 27.7 assists per game. Denver is 6th in scoring defense as they allow 106.9 points per contest. The Nuggets are 8th in the league in field goal percentage by shooting 47.1 percent from the field. Denver is tied for 16th in the league by sinking 11.1 threes per game and is tied for 9th in the league in three-point shooting by sinking 35.7 percent from beyond the arc. In the month of February, the Nuggets have gone 7-3 and put up an average of 116.7 points a night. Nikola Jokic has been the focal point of the offense, averaging 23.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game this month. Malik Beasley has been terrific as a bench option with 17.5 points per game while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc. All told, nine Nuggets are averaging in double figures in February.