Trey Lyles was caught off guard by an unexpected start. Lyles scored a career-high 22 points, Gordon Hayward helped fuel a 24-0 third-quarter run and the Utah Jazz maintained their slim lead for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 100-84 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. All five starters reached double figures for the Jazz (40-40), who have a one-game cushion over Houston (39-41) with two games remaining.
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