Heading into Saturday night's action, the Nuggets were a win and a Warriors loss away from clinching a playoff berth, but they were defeated by Utah 124-97.

The Nuggets play Houston on Sunday before finishing the season against Memphis on Wednesday.

Denver owns the tiebreaker over the Warriors.

Allen Iverson scored 28 points, while Carmelo Anthony chipped in 22.

Later in the night, the Warriors defeated the Clippers by a final score of 122-116 and the two clubs are tied for the eight slot in the Western Conference.