Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22400148
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 37 28 34 30 129UTA 26 30 19 28 103
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Nikola Jokic scores team-high 27 points, leading the Nuggets past the Jazz 129-103
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic scored 27 points and Michael Porter Jr . had 20 as the Denver Nuggets used a third-quarter offensive surge to beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 on Saturday night for their first home win of the season.
Julian Strawther added 19 points and Christian Braun 17 for the Nuggets, who sent the winless Jazz to their sixth consecutive loss to start the season. Jokic also had 16 rebounds and nine assists.
Utah was led by Walker Kessler with 18 points and 14 rebounds and Johnny Juzang with 17 points.
Both teams were dealing with injuries. Russell Westbrook started in place of Nuggets star Jamal Murray , who remained in concussion protocol after suffering a head injury in a collision with Julius Randle at Minnesota on Friday.
Utah has been leaning on rookies Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski , who were in the starting lineup, in the absence of Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) and Taylor Hendricks (broken leg).
Utah committed 24 turnovers that the Nuggets turned into 39 points.
Takeaways Jazz: Utah kept it fairly close in the first half but wore down in the third quarter, when it fell behind by 24 points.
Nuggets: Denver began its home campaign with losses to the Thunder and the Clippers before defeating Utah. The victory was in keeping with their home record against sub-.500 teams at home last season, when they were 15-0.
Key moment Utah fought back from a 17-point first-quarter deficit to tie the game at 42-all midway through the second quarter. But Denver responded with a 14-0 run that featured 3-pointers by Braun and Porter, helping the Nuggets go on top 65-56 at halftime.
Key stat Jokic scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore the Jazz 34-19.
Up next The Jazz continue their four-game road trip Monday night in Chicago while the Nuggets host the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
DE D. Eubanks
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
PM P. Mills
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JS J. Strawther
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
SJ S. Jones
TA T. Alexander
ZN Z. Nnaji
UTA/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur