Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz (10:00 pm ET, ESPN2)
Denver Nuggets will try to make a comeback against Utah Jazz (10:00 pm ET, ESPN2) on Friday at Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT. The Nuggets have a 53-29 home, 19-22 away record whereas the Jazz have 53-29 away and 32-9 home record. The Utah Jazz leads the series by 3-2.
Denver, on Friday will get a chance to level the series and take it to game 7. Jazz on the other hand will try and knock out Nuggets. Nuggets have to repeat Wednesday’s game where they were victorious by 116-102.
For Nuggets, Kenyon Martin and Chris Anderson will definitely play a major role in the Friday’s match. The addition of Utah Jazz will definitely boost Jazz’s line up.
Kyle Korver was horrible in shooting and he has to deliver in Game 6 for Utah Jazz. Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer will play a big role for the Utah along with Wesley Matthew and Paul Millsap.
Nuggets will definitely depend on Chauncey Billups who has scored 21 points in Game 5. His presence will definitely help. Nene Hilario absence after hyper-extending his left knee will surely be missed by Nuggets in their comeback game.
“When you’re down and facing elimination, every game is important. We gave great effort for the whole game,” Denver point guard Chauncey Billups said of the Nuggets’ turnaround in Game 5. “Now you have the chance to put the pressure on them. The pressure’s on them to win in Game 6. We’ve got to go in and play the same way.”
The Nuggets vs. Jazz Game 6 TOTAL opened at 218 points (-110 odds) as per most of the NBA betting odds website.
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