Nuggets at Jazz Game 3 2010 NBA Playoffs: The Utah Jazz look to take control of their first-round series with Denver when they host the Nuggets for a Game 3 (10:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN2). Denver took the opener of its series with Utah, but the Jazz evened things out with a 114-11 win Monday night.
NBA Playoffs oddsmakers have installed the Jazz as 2 1/2-point favorites versus the Nuggets with a 215 1/2 total. Denver backers are getting +125 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while Utah is giving -135.
Deron Williams had 33 points and 14 assists to lift the Jazz past the Nuggets 114-111 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first round series on Monday night. Utah cashed as 6-point road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 213-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Carlos Boozer went for 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz, who knotted the best-of-seven series at one game apiece with the win. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 32 points and six boards, while Nene had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets.
The Jazz know they need to keep playing physical while trying to slow down the Nuggets. Utah center Mehmet Okur is out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn Achilles' tendon he suffered in Game 1. The Jazz are also without forward Andrei Kirilenko, recovering from a strained calf and not likely to be ready before this series ends.
NBA Playoffs predictions: Look for the Jazz to take control of the series on home court.
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