They don’t score points, call timeouts or make trades, but the “Ladies of the Nuggets” do a whole lot of other stuff to keep the franchise functioning at a high level.

“Their hours … they’re in and out,” Jenny Adelman, wife of Nuggets coach David Adelman, told the Denver Gazette after watching their daughter dance at halftime of Saturday’s game against the Rockets. “They’re not home for weeks at a time. You want to keep the homefront calm, so when they are home it’s a time to relax.”

Jenny Adelman and Allie Tenzer — wife of the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations, Ben Tenzer – are in their first year as the Nuggets’ first ladies. They’re trying to make sure the few other women who can relate to their experiences are connected.

“We’re also here to support each other,” Allie Tenzer told the Denver Gazette with one of her daughters seated on her lap prior to Saturday’s game. “We have experience only being some places for one season or two seasons and having injuries. Just being there to show the wives we’re here for each other, as well, it’s such a big family. Even though it’s our significant others who are the ones working, it’s such a community that’s bigger than just that.”

The behind-the-scenes work to keep things functioning might not be as glamorous, but it’s just as important.

“They’re literally single parents. We’re gone so much, and what they do with our families is the sacrifices that people think we make,” the Nuggets coach told the Denver Gazette prior to Monday’s game against the Jazz. “It’s them making all these sacrifices. This job has a lot of positives, but it also takes away from things that normal people with normal lives … they have their weekends. We don’t have that stuff. Holidays, we work. To have that support system is just enormous.”

In previous years, the wives of the team’s coach and general manager would organize a welcoming event for women who are employed by the team and the loved ones who support the players, coaches and executives. After Calvin Booth and Michael Malone were fired late last season, Allie Tenzer and Jenny Adelman stepped up and tried to make sure the many new faces around the franchise felt welcome. They still had a brunch around Thanksgiving, but they added a night for the entire families, complete with a Pop-A-Shot machine, photo booth, music and food during the preseason.

“We are here for the whole family,” Allie Tenzer said. “That was a great way to kick off the season. As the season progresses, we’ll have other events as well.”

The Ladies of the Nuggets sponsored a family for the holidays and participated in the “Holiday Huddle,” an event that brings together Denver’s professional sports franchises to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.

“In the new year, our goal is to hopefully get in the community and do some community service events,” Jenny Adelman said.

“Anything we can do with people’s foundations … to just show some support.”

Sometimes support means giving back to the community. Other times, it includes shuttling kids to and from sporting events or rehearsals and all the other things that keep households afloat while the dads are away for weeks at a time. It’s a different life than most, but the Nuggets’ first ladies are trying to make sure the others who can relate aren’t alone.

“The Nuggets are a community. We’re a family at the end of the day,” Allie Tenzer said.

“We want to be there to support each other. We had people who just moved to the state or are still in the process of moving. To have that community for our families is so important and showing them that we’re there for them is a part of the greatest part about being part of our Nuggets family.”

NUGGETS 135, JAZZ 112

What happened: Denver scored the first 19 points, led by 25 after the first quarter and had a 69-46 advantage at halftime. The end of Denver’s bench closed it out, as the Nuggets improved to 21-7 on the season.

What went right: Cam Johnson (6-6), Jamal Murray (6-12) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (6-11) combined to hit 18 of Denver’s 24 3-pointers, which tied a franchise record. Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in three quarters, while Jamal Murray posted a team-high 27 points with six rebounds and five assists.

What went wrong: After giving up 15 points in the first quarter, Denver’s defense dropped off. The Jazz scored 31 points in the second, 38 in the third and 28 in the fourth.

Highlight of the night: Peyton Watson punctuated his return with a steal and emphatic one-handed slam during Denver’s big run to start the game.

Up next: The Nuggets flew to Dallas after the game for Tuesday’s game against the Mavericks.