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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 24 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 111 |
 Jazz | 35 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 124 |
DENTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 37-8145.7% | 13-3339.4% | 24-2885.7% | 34 | 26 | 16 |
| UTA | 46-8355.4% | 13-3339.4% | 19-2382.6% | 40 | 34 | 16 |
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 Jazz124| 32 | 26 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 12-12 | 0 | +17 | +9.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +6 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 22 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | +11 | +7.7 | ||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −8.1 | |||
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| 33 | 27 | 12-19 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +6.3 | |||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.3 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 15 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 | +4.4 | ||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.1 | |||
| Team | 124 | 46-8355.4% | 13-3339.4% | 40 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 19-2382.6% | 7 | 12 | 8 | |||
Bench 53 points on 23 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Talen Horton-Tucker (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets111| 31 | 17 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | −27 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 27 | 8-9 | 1-1 | 10-12 | 0 | −21 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −20 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −8.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.4 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.4 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.5 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −4 | +2.3 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +2.5 | |||||
| 6 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.4 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.1 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.0 | ||||
| Team | 111 | 37-8145.7% | 13-3339.4% | 34 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 24-2885.7% | 8 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 12 for 33 shooting
Jazz124Nuggets111ClickTap 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.
Lauri Markkanen had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the defending champion Denver Nuggets 124-111.
The Jazz took control with a 26-9 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 25.
Jordan Clarkson had 27 points (12 in the second quarter) and 9 assists off the bench, and Collin Sexton added 22 points (12 in the paint). The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers. Clarkson and Kelly Olynyk set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 for 9 shooting.
The Jazz shot 55.4% from the field to the Nuggets’ 45.7%. The Nuggets turned it over 16 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 53-33 in 16 minutes together.
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).
105 points from the field on 83 shots: 17.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-17 | 76.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 14-25 | 56.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-8 | 75.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Christian Braun | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 16 | 7-12 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 5 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Peyton Watson | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 11 | 7 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Collin Gillespie | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 11 | 4-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Clarkson 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Olynyk 3 AST)
Q2 8:21
11.5%
82→93
Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
Q2 8:05
11.5%
93→82
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q2 4:42
9.5%
77→68
Sexton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Collins 2 AST)
Q2 3:45
9.5%
68→77
Dunn 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sexton 3 AST)
Q1 5:56
9.1%
73→82
