DONOVAN Mitchell scored 31 points, Rudy Gobert returned to action with 18 points and 19 rebounds, and the visiting Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 125-102 on Sunday night (Monday in Manila).
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points for Utah, while Jordan Clarkson had 16, Royce O’Neale finished with 11 and Eric Paschall scored 10.
Gobert missed the last five games while in health and safety protocol and the Jazz struggled without him. Utah lost four straight and earned its first victory since winning at Denver on Jan. 5.
Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists for the Nuggets. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, Will Barton finished with 16 and Bones Hyland and Monte Morris scored 13 each.
In other games, it was the Wolves 119, Warriors 99; Suns 135, Pistons 108; and Rockets 118, Kings 112.
Wolves 119, Warriors 99
Karl-Anthony Towns put up a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double, and host Minnesota took advantage of the absence of Golden State stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to post a victory at Minneapolis.
Jaylen Nowell (17 points) and Malik Beasley (16) combined for eight 3-pointers off the bench, helping the Timberwolves win for the fifth time in their past seven games.
The Warriors, who were without Green (strained lower back/calf) all four games of their 1-3 trip, sent Curry home a night early with right-hand soreness he experienced in their win at Chicago. Jordan Poole had 20 points to pace Golden State.
