Hood scores 12 as Jazz hold on to beat Nuggets
Published 4:05 am Saturday, December 19, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 97-88 on Friday night to snap a season-high, four-game losing streak.
Former Meridian High School standout Rodney Hood finished with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Jazz.
Trey Burke added 13 off the bench for the Jazz and Trevor Booker finished with 12.
Denver had its season-best, four-game win streak snapped.
Booker and Hayward made consecutive layups after Jameer Nelson’s layup tied the game at 86. Booker later added a 3-pointer from the right corner with 2:16 left to give the Jazz a five-point lead that they never relinquished.
Reserve Will Barton scored 16 points and Nelson added 15 points, six assists and five rebounds. Joffrey Lauvergne added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, while Danilo Gallinari managed just 11 points on 3-for-10 shooting.