Denver
Nuggets
128
–
125
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Monday, March 2, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 128 |
| UTA | 34 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
22
PTS
12
REB
5
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite43.1
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 31.9Impact: 0.3
Double-Double6 contested shotsonly 20 pts allowed on 66.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
45
PTS
2
REB
8
AST
+0
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-19 (68.4%)
3PT8-13
FT11-12
TS%92.7%
eFG%89.5%
STL2
TOV7
ORTG131
DRTG134
NET-3
45 points68.4% FG8-13 from 33 deflectionsonly 34 pts allowed on 61.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 36:24 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | 10-11 | 91% | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 37:34 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13-19 | 68% | 8-13 | 62% | 11-12 | 92% | 0 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 17:10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +10 |
| Julian Strawther | 28:58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-9 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Christian Braun | 32:29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 31:41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 31:31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-8 | 13% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 18:35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 40-74 | 54% | 16-39 | 41% | 32-35 | 91% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
KJ Simpson —
Spencer Jones —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Williams | 11:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 29:24 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 8-9 | 89% | +1 |
| Elijah Harkless | 26:55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Ace Bailey | 31:38 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-14 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| Keyonte George | 30:10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14-22 | 64% | 4-9 | 44% | 4-5 | 80% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Brice Sensabaugh | 22:54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| John Konchar | 23:24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Isaiah Collier | 20:17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 18:24 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 25:54 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 44-86 | 51% | 15-39 | 38% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Mo Bamba —
Blake Hinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN40/74 (54%)
Paint
23/30 (77%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
16/39 (41%)
ATB3 40%Paint 58%RA 93%Corner 3 43%Mid 0%
UTA44/86 (51%)
Paint
25/40 (63%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
ATB3 41%RA 77%Paint 47%Corner 3 27%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Kyle Filipowski
defended Nikola Jokić
5.0 min • 9 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Elijah Harkless
held Nikola Jokić
2.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Svi Mykhailiuk
vs Jamal Murray
2.0 min • 6 pts • 50%
| UTA Defense | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Bailey | — | 2.9m 7pts 38% | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 5pts 100% | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — |
| Keyonte George | 2.3m 5pts 40% | 4.3m 7pts 60% | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 43% | 1.6m 9pts 80% | — |
| Kyle Filipowski | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 0% | — | 5.0m 9pts 50% | — | — |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 6pts 50% | — | 3.4m 5pts 100% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 3pts 20% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| John Konchar | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 100% | — |
| Elijah Harkless | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.5m 6pts 100% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
| Isaiah Collier | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Williams | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 9pts 67% | 3.8m 7pts 60% | 0.6m 7pts 100% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = DEN leads
UTA Largest Lead
6
Q2 6:19
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q4 4:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 5:08 – Q1 6:20
0 → -8
UTA 8-0 run
Q1 7:39 – Q1 8:39
-4 → +1
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 0:28 – Q3 1:44
-1 → -7