Battle Lines Drawn As Utah Jazz Expect Nuggets to Show Up with Sense of Urgency in Game 4

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Make no mistake. Utah would gladly take a repeat "lack of effort" non-performance by the Denver Nuggets, as Carmelo Anthony disappointingly described his team's showing in the Jazz's 105-93 Game 3 win.

But considering what's on the line tonight in Game 4 -- a dominating 3-1 lead for Utah or a 2-2 split with homecourt going back in Denver's favor -- the Jazz certainly aren't expecting another ho-hum outing by the visiting Northwest Division champions.

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Battle Lines Drawn As Utah Jazz Expect Nuggets to Show Up with Sense of Urgency in Game 4

Or from themselves, for that matter.

"It's a mindset," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said, "of who's going to play and who's going to fold up their tent."

There was no doubt who did the folding -- clue: It wasn't the team being accused of ...

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