Denver wins, lives for another day. No West team in the second round yet  

The Denver Nuggets successfully defended their homecourt with a 116-102 win over the Utah Jazz. The Nuggets outscored the Jazz 66-50 in the second round to avoid elimination and send the series back to Utah. The Nuggets used a balanced attack to dislodge the Jazz. Carmelo Anthony finished with team high 26 points and 11 rebounds, Chauncey Billups with 21, Kenyon Martin added 18, and JR Smith with 17.

With the win, Denver trimmed the Jazz series lead to 3-2. No Western Conference team have advanced to the second round just yet. San Antonio and Utah, both raced to a 3-1 leads in their respective series, failed to seal their game 5. A Lakers, Spurs, Suns, and Jazz game 6 wins would seal the Western Conference second round.

Three teams have already advanced in the Eastern Conference while the West has yet to be settled. This is how tough the Western Conference. No team have gained total control in the series and even the defending champions are struggling. This is getting so interesting.