The Denver Nuggets will play the Utah Jazz on Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round in the 2019-20 NBA Playoffs. The Jazz currently lead the series by a 2-1 advantage.

The first-round series between the Jazz and the Nuggets should have been one of the most contested matchups in the first round of the Western Conference, but Utah has done enough to erase that notion three games into the season. The Jazz are coming off back-to-back dominant wins to earn a 2-1 advantage in the series and, hasn't it been for a dominant performance from Jamal Murray during Game 1's overtime, then the Jazz could easily be up 3-0 in the series. The return of Mike Conley was huge for the Jazz in Game 3, as the veteran point guard scored 27 points in 25 minutes in his playoff debut Friday. If Conley and Mitchell are in sync, then the Jazz is a very hard team to beat.

There are no new injury concerns for the Jazz, as Ed Davis (knee) will miss the remainder of the series while Bojan Bogdanovic (wrist) is out for the rest of the playoffs. Justin Wright-Foreman was removed from the roster and will only be eligible to come back for an eventual Western Conference semifinals.

The Nuggets are learning exactly that, as they have looked overmatched during most of the series despite ending with a higher seed compared to Utah in the regular season. Denver was the third-best team in the Western Conference, but they have not looked as such during the Orlando play -- not in the seeding games, and certainly not in the current series against the Jazz. Nikola Jokic, who paced Denver with 15 points, six assists and five rebounds in Game 3, has been one of the most reliable scoring threats for Denver throughout the series, but the team is certainly feeling the loss of key contributors such as Gary Harris and Will Barton, while Jamal Murray has basically disappeared after a stellar Game 1 performance. If the Nuggets don't turn things around soon, then they might be headed for an early playoff exit.

Harris (hip) should be treated as questionable -- at best -- for Sunday's game, while Vlatko Cancar (foot) and Barton (knee) are out of the remainder of the playoffs.