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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 21 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 108 |
 Jazz | 27 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 118 |
DENTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8846.6% | 12-2548.0% | 14-2263.6% | 31 | 24 | 7 |
| UTA | 41-7852.6% | 10-2737.0% | 26-3476.5% | 48 | 24 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Utah Jazz118| 37 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 46, Ties his career high | 14-26 | 5-8 | 13-16 | 0 | +24 | +13.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 6-9 | +26 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 16 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | −2 | +1.2 | |||||||
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| 25 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.4 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.1 | |||
| 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 | 0 | −6 | −2.3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 118 | 41-7852.6% | 10-2737.0% | 48 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 26-3476.5% | 9 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 18 points on 6 for 13 shooting
Denver Nuggets108| 31 | 22 | 9-21 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.9 | ||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | −14 | −5.9 | |||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.8 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | −15 | −4.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 25 | 9-13 | 5-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −2 | +9.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 22, Career high (his best before, 21) | 8-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +8.2 | |||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −4.5 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.2 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +3.0 | ||
| Team | 108 | 41-8846.6% | 12-2548.0% | 31 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 14-2263.6% | 3 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 64 points on 23 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas and Trey Lyles (coach’s decision).
Jazz118Nuggets108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Donovan Mitchell scored 46 points, and the Utah Jazz went on a 13-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 118-108.
It was tied at 76 when Mitchell’s floater put the Jazz ahead for good with 3:43 left in the third quarter. He scored 6 points as they pulled away to an 89-79 lead with 1:05 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets got within 92-90 on Monte Morris’ floater with 10:11 to play, but Jae Crowder answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer than 95-92.
Rudy Gobert had 20 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds.
For the Nuggets, Malik Beasley scored 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench, and Morris added a career-high 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. Jamal Murray scored 22 points. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz shot 52.6% from the field to the Nuggets’ 46.6%. The Nuggets got 3 offensive rebounds, about 8 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Jazz 64-18 off the bench. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 27-16 in 10 minutes together. Nikola Jokić fouled out.
Utah JazzDenver NuggetsPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
92 points from the field on 78 shots: 9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 12-20 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 39 | 9 | 3-4 | −4 |
| Torrey Craig | 22 | 14 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Malik Beasley | 18 | 3 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 16 | 9 | 2-6 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 46 | 16 | 6-11 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 51 points on 140 possessions. He usually scores about 47 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 43 | 6 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Mason Plumlee | 42 | 2 | 1-3 | −8 |
| Paul Millsap | 17 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 8 | 4-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 143 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 34 | 4 | 2-4 | −5 |
| Paul Millsap | 26 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokić | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 12 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 95 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
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. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 28' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)
Q3 0:30
12.8%
92→79
Crowder 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ingles 9 AST)
Q4 9:54
12.4%
58→71
Ingles 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Niang 2 AST)
Q3 1:43
11.9%
73→85
Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Plumlee 8 AST)
Q4 6:57
11.2%
88→77
Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q3 8:03
9.4%
53→62
