Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets
29-14, 15-6 Away
125
29-14, 15-6 Away
22-20, 11-8 Home
102
22-20, 11-8 Home
Utah Jazz
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | |
| 31 | 21 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 35 | 18 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | +36 | |
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +21 | |
| 35 | 31 | 11-24 | 4-12 | 5-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +21 | |
| 9 | 10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +21 | |
| 21 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | 16 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +29 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
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125 | 44-84 | 15-39 | 22-29 | 51 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 16 | |||
52% | 38% | 76% | ||||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -17 | |
| 35 | 20 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +8 | |
| 37 | 25 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +5 | |
| 29 | 13 | 6-13 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +5 | |
| 36 | 16 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -27 | |
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -30 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -28 | |
| 37 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -31 | |
| DNP-NON-COVID ILLNESS | ||||||||||||||
102 | 42-95 | 11-43 | 7-8 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | |||
44% | 26% | 88% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Derek Richardson
Referee:Tom Washington
Referee:John Butler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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