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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 34 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 111 |
 Jazz | 17 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 95 |
DENTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-9448.9% | 14-3737.8% | 5-1145.5% | 43 | 30 | 9 |
| UTA | 36-9139.6% | 10-3132.3% | 13-13100.0% | 44 | 19 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets111| 34 | 28 | 12-20 | 2-2 | 2-2 | +23 | +10.6 | ||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 27 | 28 | 11-20 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0 | +22 | +11.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.9 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | −5 | +2.1 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 | +2.3 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.2 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | |
| Team | 111 | 46-9448.9% | 14-3737.8% | 43 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 5-1145.5% | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 30 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Utah Jazz95| 37 | 20, Season high (his best before, 18) | 9-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −16 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −0.6 | |||||
| 32 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −8.4 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −7.0 | |||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | −1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 24 | 10-23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | ||||
| 21 | 10 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.4 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 95 | 36-9139.6% | 10-3132.3% | 44 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 13-13100.0% | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Kira Lewis Jr., Micah Potter and Kenneth Lofton Jr. (coach’s decision).
Nuggets111Jazz95ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 28 points (14 in the paint), and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 111-95.
The Nuggets took control with a 23-6 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19.
Nikola Jokić had 28 points (20 in the paint), 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
For the Jazz, Talen Horton-Tucker scored 24 points off the bench, and Omer Yurtseven added a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds.
The Nuggets shot 48.9% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Jazz’s 39.6% and 32.3%. They outscored the Jazz 25-10 on the fast break. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Jazz 43-28 in 16 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsUtah JazzPS, 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).
106 points from the field on 94 shots: 4.6 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 | 17-25 | 68.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 13-24 | 54.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omer Yurtseven | 45 | 20 | 8-11 | +2 |
| Luka Samanic | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Keyonte George | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 6 | 3-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 24 | 11 | 5-9 | +2 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Johnny Juzang | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Darius Bazley | 4 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hendricks | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Darius Bazley | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Johnny Juzang | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-10 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
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50/50
UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Horton-Tucker 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q3 0:04
12.3%
15→27
Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q3 7:10
12.1%
36→24
Horton-Tucker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS) (George 4 AST)
Q3 1:26
10.9%
30→40
Jackson 30' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
Q3 1:06
10.9%
40→30
Jokic Tip Layup Shot (24 PTS)
Q3 0:11
9.7%
24→15
