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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 30 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 102 |
 Jazz | 37 | 38 | 19 | 29 | 123 |
DENTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40-8348.2% | 5-2222.7% | 17-1894.4% | 35 | 21 | 21 |
| UTA | 42-8350.6% | 16-3842.1% | 23-3174.2% | 43 | 27 | 19 |
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Utah Jazz123| 33 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +16 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.3 | |||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.4 | ||||
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| 26 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +4.0 | |||||
| 25 | 15 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +20 | +2.1 | |||||
| 24 | 12 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0 | +12 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 20 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.3 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 123 | 42-8350.6% | 16-3842.1% | 43 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 23-3174.2% | 11 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 68 points on 24 for 45 shooting
Did not play: Micah Potter (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets102| 35 | 15 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 27 | 12-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −5 | +9.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 10-17 | 0-2 | 2-2 | −7 | +6.4 | ||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −19 | −4.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.6 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.3 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.1 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.6 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.6 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 102 | 40-8348.2% | 5-2222.7% | 35 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 17-1894.4% | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 23 shooting
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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 beat the Denver Nuggets 123-102 in the season opener for both teams at Vivint Arena.
The Jazz led by as many as 24, pulling away with a 27-7 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Collin Sexton scored 20 points off the bench in his first game with the Jazz. Lauri Markkanen added 17 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) in his first game with the Jazz, and Walker Kessler had 12 points (10 in the paint) and 10 rebounds off the bench in his NBA debut. The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 6 assists and 3 steals on 12 for 17 shooting, and Aaron Gordon added 22 points and 10 rebounds.
The Jazz shot 50.6% from the field and 42.1% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 48.2% and 22.7%. They outscored the Nuggets 68-24 off the bench. The Jazz outscored the Nuggets 14-0 in 3 minutes with Gay, Conley, Beasley, Vanderbilt and Horton-Tucker on the floor together. Jarred Vanderbilt fouled out.
Utah JazzDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
100 points from the field on 83 shots: 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-22 | 72.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-16 | 31.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-7 | 71.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-28 | 35.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 13 | 7 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 7 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 8 | 0 | 0-4 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 19 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jeff Green | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Davon Reed | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Kessler 2' Reverse Layup (10 PTS) (Gay 2 AST)
Q3 4:17
9.0%
82→91
Jokic Putback Layup (22 PTS)
Q3 4:41
8.7%
91→82
Hyland Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
Q4 9:33
8.7%
91→82
Conley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 8:19
8.7%
86→95
Clarkson 8' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 8:40
8.6%
85→93
