Utah
Jazz
112
–
135
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, December 22, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 15 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 112 |
| DEN | 40 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 135 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
14
PTS
13
REB
13
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections8
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite63.2
Hustle: 25.0Defense: 34.3Impact: 3.8
Triple-Double3 blocks8 deflections6 contested shots+22 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 57.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
27
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-16 (50.0%)
3PT6-12
FT5-6
TS%72.4%
eFG%68.8%
STL1
TOV1
ORTG123
DRTG103
NET+20
6-12 from 3+14 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 14 pts allowed on 47.9 possessions
Box Score
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 33:55 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 14:19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 34:32 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | 3-5 | 60% | -31 |
| Ace Bailey | 24:01 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -23 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 36:12 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10-20 | 50% | 2-9 | 22% | 5-5 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 16:32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 12:39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 12:37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 23:11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| Cody Williams | 8:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Isaiah Collier | 23:50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 49 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 41-96 | 43% | 14-41 | 34% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Kyle Anderson —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 27:50 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 78% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | +18 |
| Jamal Murray | 26:55 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 6-12 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +14 |
| Nikola Jokić | 28:39 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | +22 |
| Cameron Johnson | 29:10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 67% | 6-6 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +31 |
| Spencer Jones | 19:51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +26 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:08 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Hunter Tyson | 3:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Julian Strawther | 11:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 24:37 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 6-12 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | 0 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16:13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 78% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 21:42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 51 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 46-92 | 50% | 24-47 | 51% | 19-25 | 76% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
UTA41/96 (43%)
Paint
23/44 (52%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
14/41 (34%)
RA 56%ATB3 32%Corner 3 38%Paint 36%Mid 40%
DEN46/92 (50%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
24/48 (50%)
ATB3 50%RA 56%Paint 40%Corner 3 50%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Jusuf Nurkić
5.9 min • 8 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Spencer Jones
held Jusuf Nurkić
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Jusuf Nurkić
2.5 min • 9 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Ace Bailey | Brice Sensabaugh | Cody Williams | Isaiah Collier | Jusuf Nurkić | Keyonte George | Kyle Filipowski | Lauri Markkanen | Svi Mykhailiuk | Taylor Hendricks | Walter Clayton Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 9pts 75% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 1pts 0% | — | 2.2m 4pts 67% | — |
| Peyton Watson | 2.0m 2pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | 2.2m 7pts 100% | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% | — | 1.7m 7pts 40% | — | 1.8m 4pts 25% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 6pts 100% | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 3pts 100% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | 5.9m 8pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Hunter Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 4.6m 6pts 29% | — | 3.2m 3pts 100% | 2.0m 8pts 100% | 2.1m 7pts 50% | — | 4.4m 14pts 50% | 1.3m 3pts 0% | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | 3.2m 14pts 71% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = UTA leads
DEN Largest Lead
29
Q4 3:42
UTA Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 0:22 – Q1 2:03
+2 → +8
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 0:22 – Q1 2:34
+2 → +11
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 0:22 – Q1 2:51
+2 → +13
DEN 16-0 run
Q1 0:22 – Q1 3:37
+2 → +16