Rudy Gobert
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 38 | 10 | 5-5 |
| Mason Plumlee | 12 | 4 | 2-2 |
| Paul Millsap | 8 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Wilson Chandler | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 96 | |
| 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 106 |
| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 36-7746.8% | 13-2748.1% | 11-1291.7% | 38 | 21 | 20 |
| UTA | 41-8150.6% | 9-2437.5% | 15-1693.8% | 36 | 28 | 15 |
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| 35 | 18 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −14 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +5.5 | |||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −6.1 | ||||||
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| 21 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +0.6 | ||||
| 20 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.0 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +5.5 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +24 | −0.3 | |||||
| Team | 106 | 41-8150.6% | 9-2437.5% | 36 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 15-1693.8% | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 44 points on 17 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Jonas Jerebko, Royce O'Neale and Nate Wolters (coach’s decision).
| 36 | 14 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.4 | |||||
| 34 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | −23 | −4.0 | ||||||||
| 34 | 19 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.2 | ||||||
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| 31 | 23 | 8-14 | 3-4 | 4-4 | −10 | +5.3 | ||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.9 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | ||||
| Team | 96 | 36-7746.8% | 13-2748.1% | 38 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 11-1291.7% | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 39 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Darrell Arthur (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Utah Jazz rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-96 in the season opener for both teams at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The Jazz trailed 68-53 with 8:57 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Nuggets 53-28 the rest of the way.
Alec Burks scored 16 points (8 during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter) on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Ricky Rubio assisted on 5 of Derrick Favors’ 7 baskets.
For the Nuggets, Will Barton scored 23 points (11 in the second quarter) off the bench, and Paul Millsap added 19 points.
The Nuggets committed 21 turnovers to the Jazz’s 15. The Jazz outscored the Nuggets 54-36 in the paint. The Jazz outscored the Nuggets 18-4 in 4 minutes with Johnson, Sefolosha, Udoh, Burks and Mitchell on the floor together.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Jazz’s chance bottomed out at 14% (3rd quarter, 8:57 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 81 shots: 4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-31 | 67.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 38 | 10 | 5-5 |
| Mason Plumlee | 12 | 4 | 2-2 |
| Paul Millsap | 8 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Wilson Chandler | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 12 | 6 | 3-3 |
| Wilson Chandler | 8 | 2 | 1-2 |
| Gary Harris | 7 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 10 | 4-6 |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Millsap | 32 | 10 | 5-8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Kenneth Faried | 3 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-3 |
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Burks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
Q4 9:05
13.6%
68→82
Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q2 1:42
10.1%
37→27
Burks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 9:59
10.0%
49→59
Burks 2' Driving Reverse Layup (16 PTS) (Mitchell 4 AST)
Q4 8:45
9.8%
82→92
Ingles 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
Q2 8:18
9.6%
34→43