Denver
Nuggets
132
–
121
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Monday, December 30, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 36 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 132 |
| UTA | 37 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Russell Westbrook
DEN
16
PTS
10
REB
10
AST
+23
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending100.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.17
Impact Composite66.6
Hustle: 25.5Defense: 37.3Impact: 3.8
Triple-Double4 steals6 deflections6 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+23 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 47.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
36
PTS
22
REB
11
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-33 (42.4%)
3PT3-9
FT5-6
TS%50.5%
eFG%47.0%
STL4
TOV2
ORTG131
DRTG110
NET+21
36 pointsTriple-Double4 steals3 deflections+20 plus/minusheld opponents to 39.4% FGonly 32 pts allowed on 71.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34:45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-18 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +13 |
| Christian Braun | 36:08 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-12 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +20 |
| Julian Strawther | 17:49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Peyton Watson | 26:22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:18 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-33 | 42% | 3-9 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunter Tyson | 6:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9:42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jamal Murray | 37:14 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7-17 | 41% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Russell Westbrook | 32:44 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-7 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 51 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 53-105 | 50% | 9-30 | 30% | 17-19 | 89% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Zeke Nnaji —
Dario Saric —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 28:41 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 47% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-3 | 100% | -12 |
| Cody Williams | 17:08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Johnny Juzang | 22:51 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Isaiah Collier | 17:08 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 10:23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 27:46 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-5 | 60% | 7-7 | 100% | -7 |
| Walker Kessler | 37:37 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6-6 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 32:03 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-9 | 22% | 5-5 | 100% | -18 |
| Keyonte George | 28:16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | -8 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 18:07 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 37 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 44-86 | 51% | 13-38 | 34% | 20-22 | 91% | — |
Patty Mills —
Drew Eubanks —
Svi Mykhailiuk —
Micah Potter —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN53/105 (50%)
Paint
38/65 (58%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
9/31 (29%)
RA 73%ATB3 28%Paint 29%Mid 67%Corner 3 33%
UTA44/86 (51%)
Paint
30/45 (67%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
13/38 (34%)
Paint 58%ATB3 30%RA 79%Corner 3 40%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Walker Kessler
defended Nikola Jokić
12.8 min • 10 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Isaiah Collier
held Jamal Murray
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cody Williams
vs Michael Porter Jr.
3.3 min • 6 pts • 100%
| UTA Defense | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Hunter Tyson | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Kessler | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8m 10pts 100% | — | — |
| Lauri Markkanen | 6.2m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 3pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Collin Sexton | 1.2m 7pts 75% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | 7.5m 6pts 43% |
| Jordan Clarkson | 2.7m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.9m 5pts 100% | 1.1m 7pts 33% | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 50% |
| Keyonte George | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 50% |
| Johnny Juzang | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | 4.5m 8pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Brice Sensabaugh | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Isaiah Collier | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Kyle Filipowski | — | 2.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 1.4m 6pts 100% | 2.8m 5pts 25% | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 3.1m 11pts 60% | 2.8m 7pts 50% | 2.6m 5pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = DEN leads
UTA Largest Lead
7
Q2 5:53
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q4 9:14
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
UTA 8-0 run
Q1 5:53 – Q1 6:42
+1 → +6
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 7:37 – Q1 8:40
+3 → -3
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 7:37 – Q1 9:05
+3 → -5
UTA 9-0 run
Q2 2:58 – Q2 4:18
-3 → +3