3 takeaways from Nuggets’ heart-wrenching Game 4 loss

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 23: A Tissot ad is shown during the second quarter in a game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 23, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 23: A Tissot ad is shown during the second quarter in a game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 23, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: A Tissot ad is shown during the second quarter in a game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 23, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: A Tissot ad is shown during the second quarter in a game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 23, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

There are a few takeaways from the Denver Nuggets’ nail-biter loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 4.

The Denver Nuggets got a tough break in their loss the Utah Jazz in Game 4 after playing their best ball of the series since Game 1. Unfortunately for Denver, their team is now down 3-1 to Utah and the odds aren’t in their favor for making it to the second round. However, there were a couple of positive takeaways — and a couple of not-so-positive takeaways — from their loss.

First thing’s first though. We have to discuss the starting lineup that Nuggets head coach Michael Malone put on the court for Game 4.