Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets on ESPN



The struggling Utah Jazz are in desperate need of not just one win, but a bunch of them. Starting a streak Friday against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center (10:30 pm ET, ESPN) may be a tall order. Utah is a decent 29-21 SU and 22-27-1 ATS, but eight of their losses have come in the past 10 games, thanks largely to an injury list that just keeps getting longer. Starters Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko and reserve center Mehmet Okur are all out with various ailments, the losses contributing to a six-game slide that saw the Jazz lose all five games on a recent road trip. Since snapping that skid last Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah has lost two of three.The latest loss was a 97-96 setback against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The Jazz couldn