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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 36 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 132 |
 Jazz | 37 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 121 |
DENTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 53-10550.5% | 9-3030.0% | 17-1989.5% | 51 | 38 | 7 |
| UTA | 44-8651.2% | 13-3834.2% | 20-2290.9% | 37 | 28 | 16 |
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Denver Nuggets132| 38 | 36 | 14-33 | 3-9 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +20 | +16.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 | −9 | +2.2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 20 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +20 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 21 | 8-18 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +0.3 | |||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +23 | +16.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.5 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.8 | ||
| Team | 132 | 53-10550.5% | 9-3030.0% | 51 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 17-1989.5% | 17 | 13 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric, Spencer Jones, Jalen Pickett and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Utah Jazz121| 38 | 12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −15 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 17 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −5.2 | |||||
| 29 | 22 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.0 | |||||
| 23 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +2.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 24 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 0 | −7 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.5 | |||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.0 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +5.5 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.8 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 44-8651.2% | 13-3834.2% | 37 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 20-2290.9% | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 49 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Svi Mykhailiuk, Patty Mills, Micah Potter and Drew Eubanks (coach’s decision).
Nuggets132Jazz121ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 36 points (18 in the paint), a season-high 22 rebounds and 11 assists, his 143rd career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 132-121.
Jokić’s hook shot put the Nuggets ahead for good with 6:57 left in the third quarter.
The Jazz got within 109-107 on Kyle Filipowski’s three-point play with 7:28 to play, but Jokić answered with a 3-pointer, and the Jazz got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Jokić had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Nuggets scored 4 points off them.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter). Christian Braun added 20 points on 9 for 12 shooting, and Jamal Murray had 20 points and 10 assists. The Nuggets had 4 20-point scorers. Jokić and Russell Westbrook set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points off the bench, and Collin Sexton added 22 points.
The Jazz gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets outscored the Jazz 34-15 on the fast break.
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).
115 points from the field on 104 shots: 4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-30 | 76.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 15-35 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-24 | 29.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Kessler | 57 | 26 | 10-26 | +3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Collin Sexton | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Keyonte George | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Juzang | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Cody Williams | 14 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Walker Kessler | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 12 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 23 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Keyonte George | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Collin Sexton | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
Sensabaugh 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 5 AST)
Q4 9:25
15.0%
14→29
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Westbrook 8 AST)
Q4 7:16
12.7%
40→27
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Murray 10 AST)
Q4 10:27
10.6%
24→14
Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Clarkson 2 AST)
Q4 10:15
10.6%
14→24
Porter Jr. 3' Putback Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 9:47
10.6%
24→14
