I told you, these aren’t your last month’s Jazz.  The D has only given up more than a 100 point in 6 out of their last 17 games and none in their last 6.  Over the last 6, they’ve given up only 89 points a game.  And they’ve only given 41 points in the first half to one of the highest scoring teams in the league.  They were getting beat a little early in the man-to-man but have shut down the Nuggets ever since they went to a zone.

And of course, the other big difference is Kyle Korver.  He’s already scored 15 tonight with 3 more 3s.  Karl was “a lot angry” when the Jazz got Korver.  Korver could very well be the reason the Jazz hold off the Nuggets and Blazers this year in the division.

And we haven’t heard much from Kleiza tonight.

So the Jazz take a 15-point lead into the half, 56-41.  Expect the inevitable run from the Nuggets in the third.  But if the Jazz can hold them off, we should see the dominate fourth quarter Jazz pull out the road win.