SALT LAKE CITY - After Arron Afflalo was ejected, Ty Lawson looked around and wondered who was going to score down the stretch.I told the guys that somebodys got to step up, Lawson said.In the end, it was Lawson who stepped into the void and continued Denvers hot streak.Lawson had 15 points and made a double-pump jumper to beat the shot clock with 29.6 seconds left, boosting the Nuggets over the Utah Jazz 103-101 in a charged atmosphere Monday night.I had to rush the shot a little bit but I got Trey Burke in the air and I thought I got fouled, but I got that lucky roll, Lawson said.The game heated up after Afflalo was ejected in the fourth quarter and the Jazz stormed back from a 22-point deficit to tie the game in the final minutes.Lawson, who also had 12 assists, made the game-winner from the left wing between two Jazz defenders.Its nice to finally have some breaks go our way. Those are the kinds of things that we were getting hit with (early in the season), Denver coach Brian Shaw.Gordon Haywards shot was blocked and Burke missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer on the other end before Darrell Arthur clinched the game with two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining. Alec Burks dunk at the buzzer completing the scoring.Wilson Chandler scored 15, Afflalo had 14 and Arthur added 12 for the Nuggets, who have won eight of their last 10 games.Hayward scored 25 points, Burks had 22 and Burke chipped in 18, but Utahs losing streak hit six games -- the longest skid since March 10-19 last season.Trailing 90-86, Burks was driving full-speed to the basket midway through the fourth quarter when Afflalo clotheslined the Jazz guard. The hard foul sparked a shoving match with Enes Kanter at the centre of it all protecting Burks, who was already nursing a sore shoulder.After a lengthy officials conference, Afflalo was ejected for a flagrant-two foul for hitting Burks in the side of the head. Afflalo and Burks pointed at each other and exchanged words before he left the court.I committed a hard foul but I didnt do it intentionally. It was just unfortunate with everything that happened afterward, Afflalo said.The Nuggets were rolling along with an 80-67 lead late in the third quarter before the Jazz extended their defence and ran at every opportunity. Utah caught Denver at 83-83 on a thunderous alley-oop jam by Rudy Gobert.Denver led 24-23 late in the first quarter before going on a 22-4 run. Darrell Arthur had two 3-pointers to fuel the run and then J.J. Hickson capped the surge with a three-point play to make it 46-27 with 6:45 before halftime.We were a totally different team in the second half. We showed what we are capable of doing, Burks said.Without defensive anchor Derrick Favours, who missed the game with flu-like symptoms, the Jazz looked powerless to stop the Nuggets forays to the basket until Gobert asserted himself and sparked the Jazz comeback.Denvers resurgence has been based on improved defence. The Nuggets improved to 7-0 when holding opponents to 101 points or less and appear to be an entirely different team than the one that lost six straight in early November.Were defending better, no doubt, Shaw said.___TIP-INSNuggets: Guard Randy Foye was diagnosed with a right quad tear earlier Monday and may miss a few weeks. ... The Nuggets reserves outscored the Jazz bench 29-4 in the first half and 38-13 for the game. . Denver won the opening tip and Lawson immediately passed to Faried for a tone-setting dunk.Jazz: Favours, who had played in every game this season and averages 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds, left Mondays shootaround with a cold that worsened as the day progressed. . Trainer Gary Briggs was assessed a technical foul as he ran onto the court during the fracas to attend to Burks before time was called.NO TOUGH GUY ACTI was just trying to go for a block. I wasnt trying to be a tough guy, Afflalo said. Im anticipating getting to play tomorrow. Well see. Hopefully, they make the right call. But I do apologize for that, though, that hard foul.UP NEXTNuggets: Host Portland on Tuesday.Jazz: Host Toronto on Wednesday. Cincinnati Reds Pro Shop . The club announced Friday that Mauro Biello will be kept on as an assistant to coach Jesse Marsch when the Impact join the MLS in 2012. Cheap Reds Jerseys . The announcement was made by the hall on Friday, March 14. 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On Friday, the team put on a striking attacking display, blowing Switzerland away with a 5-2 win on Friday to take total control of Group E and put themselves in position to avoid a showdown with Lionel Messis Argentina in the next round. "We were all magnificent tonight," said goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, one of only four holdovers from the shambles of Frances last World Cup. "We cant let ourselves get flooded by emotion and must stay calm. But were going to savour this." Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud and winger Mathieu Valbuena alls scored one goal and created another to underline both the newfound team spirit in this team and the lethal versatility in attack. "When you score five goals, its ecstasy," Valbuena said. "It was a great night for us. We hurt them with our quick attacks and with the variety of our play," France coach Didier Deschamps said. Giroud and Blasie Matuidi scored a minute apart and Valbuena added another before halftime. Benzema made up for a first-half penalty miss with a poachers finish in the 67th, and then turned provider for Moussa Sissoko, who made it 5-0 in the 73rd. "Karim is confirming that hes in very, very good form," Deschamps said." Hes in great shape athletically." Switzerland pulled two consolation goals back as Blerim Dzemaili scored with a free kick in the 81st and Granit Xhaka slotted in the second in the 87th. Benzema thought he had scored his second -- and the goal of the night -- but his curling, first-time strike was ruled out because Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers blew his whistle for full time just seconds before the shot. "I didnt hear the whistle," he said. Friday marked the fourth anniversary of Frances infamous World Cup training ground strike four years ago in South Africa, when the players shamed a nation back home. How different things look from 2010. "We have to carry on this way and to keep this strength, this irreproachable team spirit we have," Valbuena said. France has scorred eight goals in two games in the tournament and Benzema could even afford to miss a penalty.dddddddddddd "Its a huge satisfaction within the team but were not going to get carried away," Deschamps said. "We shouldnt think were prettier than we are." Switzerlands demise came rapidly, after centre half Steve Von Bergen came off with blood pouring down from under his left eye after Giroud kicked him in the face in the sixth minute. He was replaced by Philippe Senderos and things went from bad to awful from then on for a makeshift defence against the ferocious pace of Frances breaks from midfield and the slick movement of its interchanging forwards. "They can go very far in this tournament," Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said through a translator. "We have seen Frances potential. They had an explosion of power." Deschamps had dropped midfielder Paul Pogba, who was lucky not to be sent off against Honduras for aiming a wild kick at Wilson Palacios, warning him that he needs to control his temper better. After coming on as a substitute, Pogba sent an exquisite pass with the outside of his right boot that had Senderos kicking at air, and Benzema finished confidently for his third goal of the tournament. The Real Madrid forward then instigated a move and waited for Sissoko to break down the right, serving him with an inch-perfect pass. The Swiss conceded far too easily. Giroud jumped above Behrami from near the back of the penalty area to head powerfully under the crossbar in the 17th minute. Then, Valon Behrami gave the ball away to Benzema, who fed Matuidi sprinting down the left, and the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder slotted neatly inside the near post. The Swiss had only one shot on target in the first half, with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris diving low to keep out Mehmedis drive. Shaqiri picked up the rebound and scuffed a low shot that rolled just wide. That close miss went unpunished by Benzema, who missed from the spot after being tripped by Johan Djourou in the 32nd. Yohan Cabaye hit the crossbar from the rebound. It mattered little as Giroud galloped into space down the left and picked out Valbuena at the back post in the 40th with a classic counterattacking goal. ' ' '