Gallinari, Faried help Nuggets trounce Jazz 113-96, knock Utah into 9th place
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Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, including nine straight in the fourth quarter, and the Denver Nuggets beat Utah 113-96 Wednesday night to end the Jazz's winning streak at five.
Utah (39-37) fell a half-game behind the idle Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth Western Conference playoff spot.
Kenneth Faried added 19 points for the Nuggets (51-24), who took three of four from the Jazz this season.
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Gordon Hayward led Utah with 18 points, while Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap scored 16 apiece.
Utah guards Mo Williams and Randy Foye were a combined 4 of 21.
The Jazz had made 19 3-pointers in two previous games but were just 6 of 20 from beyond the arc Wednesday.
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Denver outscored Utah 58-38 in the paint and 19-13 on the break.