Jazz complete season sweep of Nuggets behind Trent Forrest's 18 points

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Trent Forrest had career highs of 18 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 108-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

Mike Conley scored 17 points for Utah. Rudy Gay, Royce O’Neale, and Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 points apiece as six Jazz players scored in double figures.

Utah won for just the third time in 14 games. The Jazz swept the season series with the Nuggets, 4-0.

"Everybody played well. We needed it. Everybody played with energy," Forrest said. "More happy that we won, rather than how I played."

Bryn Forbes had four 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Denver. Monte Morris added 15 points, Will Barton scored 14 and Davon Reed 13 for the Nuggets.

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Utah Jazz guard Trent Forrest (3) dunks as Denver Nuggets guard Bones Hyland watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah outscored Denver 64-42 in the paint. The Jazz also finished with 20 points off 14 turnovers by the Nuggets.

"Those are the plays that are the most exciting for our team," Conley said. "It wasn’t the dunks. It wasn’t the threes. It wasn’t the big (offensive) plays. The big plays for us were when we scrapped for a loose ball or came up with a steal."

The Nuggets trailed most of the fourth quarter before tying it at 97-all on Barton’s driving layup. Denver turned it over on back-to-back possessions, setting up a pair of baskets by Gay. It sparked a 9-2 run that gave Utah a 106-99 lead with 1:07 left.

Forbes cut it to two points on a jumper with 18.9 seconds remaining. Bogdanovic hit a pair of free throws to