The Jazz will be going up against the Nuggets and an 11.5-point disadvantage in the spread in this one. Their homestand continues against Denver at 9:00 p.m. on Monday at Delta Center. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

And yes, we definitely are still losing. Against one of the top teams in the Western Conference and the entire league, the Jazz trotted out a hodge-podge team of youth and G-leaguers (plus Keyonte George) and lost in a surprisingly competitive game 128-125 to the Denver Nuggets.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz NBA game to be played on March 2, 2026 on ESPN.

All the wins count the same, even the ugly ones. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 128-125 win over the Jazz at Delta Center in Salt Lake City: 1. The Nuggets shouldn’t have needed that kind of effort from Jamal Murray,

Nikola Jokic is closing in on an unprecedented record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and he's about to do it in much less games.

The Jazz are coming off back-to back home losses against the lowly New Orleans Pelicans, which did wonders for Utah’s lottery chances. The Jazz now have the fifth worst record in the league, and are a near-lock (99.4%) to keep this year’s first-round pick.