Denver
Nuggets
120
–
127
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Friday, May 7, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 120 |
| UTA | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 127 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jordan Clarkson
UTA
21
PTS
5
REB
8
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending26.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite69.2
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 57.2Impact: 2.0
6-14 from 3+12 plus/minusheld opponents to 26.7% FGonly 15 pts allowed on 59.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Bojan Bogdanovic
UTA
48
PTS
8
REB
2
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-23 (69.6%)
3PT8-11
FT8-8
TS%90.5%
eFG%87.0%
STL2
TOV5
ORTG130
DRTG124
NET+5
48 points69.6% FG8-11 from 38 contested shotsonly 45 pts allowed on 71.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaVale McGee | 12:58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Paul Millsap | 26:29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 16:19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Austin Rivers | 26:40 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 30:15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 38:12 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 53% | 4-9 | 44% | 7-7 | 100% | +3 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 33:18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:02 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9-11 | 82% | 2-2 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 43-83 | 52% | 17-38 | 45% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Markus Howard —
Vlatko Čančar —
Bol Bol —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clarkson | 37:27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-20 | 30% | 6-14 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | +12 |
| Rudy Gobert | 35:28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 6:25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Royce O'Neale | 28:05 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 39:09 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16-23 | 70% | 8-11 | 73% | 8-8 | 100% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Derrick Favors | 12:32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Trent Forrest | 16:21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Joe Ingles | 34:53 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Georges Niang | 24:19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Miye Oni | 5:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 43-89 | 48% | 21-46 | 46% | 20-23 | 87% | — |
Udoka Azubuike —
Jarrell Brantley —
Elijah Hughes —
Matt Thomas —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN43/83 (52%)
Paint
24/39 (62%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
17/38 (45%)
ATB3 55%RA 70%Paint 50%Corner 3 0%Mid 33%
UTA43/89 (48%)
Paint
20/38 (53%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
21/46 (46%)
ATB3 50%RA 65%Paint 40%Corner 3 36%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Nikola Jokić
6.7 min • 10 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Derrick Favors
held Nikola Jokić
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Bojan Bogdanovic
vs Paul Millsap
2.0 min • 7 pts • 67%
| UTA Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | JaVale McGee | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | Shaquille Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 5.6m 5pts 33% | 1.5m 11pts 100% | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — | 3.9m 10pts 67% | 1.1m 9pts 80% | 2.0m 7pts 67% | — |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 6.7m 10pts 57% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 3.8m 7pts 33% | 4.1m 5pts 25% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% |
| Joe Ingles | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 4.9m 4pts 33% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Georges Niang | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Royce O'Neale | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 5pts 100% | — |
| Trent Forrest | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Favors | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Ersan Ilyasova | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miye Oni | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 4.3m 16pts 75% | — | 1.6m 3pts 20% | — | 1.7m 10pts 57% | 1.2m 5pts 50% | 2.9m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = DEN leads
UTA Largest Lead
8
Q4 7:19
DEN Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:18
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
UTA 9-0 run
Q1 9:28 – Q1 10:11
-6 → 0
UTA 10-0 run
Q1 9:28 – Q1 10:38
-6 → +1
UTA 11-0 run
Q1 9:28 – Q1 10:38
-6 → +2