Cam Johnson and Jamal Murray combined for four 3-pointers in the final 2:20, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 13 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 135-129 on Friday night.

Murray finished with 31 points two nights after scoring a season-high 53. Nikola had his fourth straight triple-double and 31st of the season to help Denver avoid a costly loss in the tight Western Conference playoff race.

Utah, which has lost 26 of its last 29, played without several key players, including Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen.

Denver opened an early 12-point lead but the Jazz rallied in the second quarter to tie it at 62 at halftime.

Utah scored 43 points in the third quarter — 15 off eight Nuggets turnovers — and led by as many as 14 late in the period. The Nuggets rallied to cut it to single digits, capped by Jokic’s 39-footer that bounced on the rim twice before dropping in after the horn.

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