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Game Three: Nuggets-Jazz: Nuggets Don't Hold Up To Lie Detector

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Not a Nuggets or Jazz fan, just a writer looking for exposure and discussion. My take on Game 3, here's a sample: The Utah Jazz’s 105-93 Game Three victory over the Denver Nuggets was revealing in the truths unveiled by each participant with one caveat—the 12 point final score was an untruth in that Utah was much more dominant than the Nuggets after the game’s initial 10 minutes. Truth: Paul Millsap eviscerated the Denver Nuggets Reason: Because Utah had so much success running screen/fades with Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer in Game Two, Denver had to tweak their defense for Game Three with Denver trapping Williams’ high screen/rolls and keeping a body near Boozer along the perimeter. As a result, Millsap was often able to duck in or work the baseline against single coverage.