WednesdayAtlanta 82-95 New York Cleveland 95-113 Brooklyn Toronto 88-78 Washington Charlotte 88-83 Philadelphia Boston 98-93 Detroit Milwaukee 98-107 Minnesota San Antonio 98-84 Orlando Portland 76-94 Memphis Sacramento 102-112 Houston Golden State 98-88 New Orleans LA Clippers 126-101 Phoenix SALT LAKE CITY - The Denver Nuggets helped their own cause and did the Los Angeles Lakers a little favor during their brief visit to Utah on Wednesday night.Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, and the Nuggets shot 56.2 percent while snapping the Utah Jazz’s five-game winning streak in a convincing 113-96 win at EnergySolutions Arena.The loss dropped the Jazz to 39-37, a half-game behind the idle Lakers (39-36) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.Seven Nuggets hit double figures in scoring, including Kenneth Faried (19 points) and Evan Fournier (18). Denver improved to 51-24, the third-best record in the West, with the rare blowout win in Utah.“I think it is a solid win for us in a race that is probably going to go down to the last week,” said Denver coach George Karl, whose team has a half-game lead over Memphis and a two-game edge against the Clippers in playoff positioning for the 3-5 spots.Utah’s Gordon Hayward scored 18 points while Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap each contributed 16, but the Jazz saw their season-high winning streak end.
