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Jazz, Nuggets meet in Northwest Division showdown

Feb 6, 2008 - 3:12 PM Utah (31-18) at Denver (29-18) 9:00 pm EST

DENVER (Ticker) - The Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets square off Wednesday in a showdown between the top two teams in the Northwest Division.

The Jazz pushed their season-high win streak to nine games on Monday, claiming an impressive 110-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets, who are tied for the second best record in the Western Conference.

Deron Williams registered his eighth consecutive double-double on Monday, collecting 29 points and 11 assists for Utah, which has won 15 of 17 games since slipping to .500 on December 29.

The Nuggets have been hot recently as well, picking up their third straight win in overtime against the Portland Trail Blazers, 105-103, on Monday.

Allen Iverson scored 25 points for Denver, including the game-winning jumper with under one second to play in overtime. Carmelo Anthony added a game-high 28 points and 15 rebounds in his second game back from an ankle injury.

Iverson and Anthony were both named to the Western Conference All-Star roster after averaging 27 and 25.5 points per game, respectively.