Game ID: 22400148
Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 37 28 34 30 129UTA 26 30 19 28 103
DEN vs UTA ScoutingDEN vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DEN availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DEN availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jordan missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
DEN availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Pickett missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 37 min over the last 3
DEN availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Pickett missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 36 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Pickett missed 4 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
OUT Jordan missed 5 since 10/24, returns tonight: 14 min (123% of 12)
OUT Nnaji missed 4 since 10/26, returns tonight: 4 min (40% of 10)
NEW Gordon 30 to 36 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Pickett back 11/02 after 4, 2 min since (17% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/02 after 5, 14 min since (123% of 12)
BACK Nnaji back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (40% of 10)
DEN availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 11/02 after 4, 2 min since (17% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/02 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 12)
BACK Nnaji back 11/02 after 4, 9 min since (88% of 10)
DEN availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 35 min (94% of 37)
OUT Šarić missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jordan back 11/02 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 12)
BACK Nnaji back 11/02 after 4, 10 min since (95% of 10)
DEN availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 4 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 35 min since (94% of 37)
BACK Nnaji back 11/02 after 4, 8 min since (79% of 10)
UTA availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/02 after 5, 16 min since (78% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 28 min (91% of 31)
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 21 min (80% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/02 after 5, 16 min since (78% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (80% of 26)
UTA availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (86% of 26)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Gordon at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 116, shooting 39 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 18 and Collins at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight), Potter (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Denver's 12 and the arc, Denver at 36 percent from three to Utah's 27. Call it Denver 116, Utah 109.
10/26 vs LAC 104-109 — DEN notes
DEN lost 104-109. DEN shot 40% (35 of 87) to LAC's 49%, 14 of 35 from three. DEN turned it over 10 times to LAC's 16. Jokić led with 41 (14 of 26, 7 of 12 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Murray added 22, Braun 11. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, turning a 6-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them.
10/28 @ TOR 127-125 — DEN notes
DEN won 127-125 in 1 overtime. DEN shot 49% (47 of 96) to TOR's 45%, 9 of 20 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. Jokić led with 40 (18 of 27, 3 of 5 from three); Murray added 17, Braun 17. The hinge was Q4, 31-26: DEN came in trailing by 5 and left it level. DEN trailed 54-62 at the half and won the second half 73-63. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/29 @ BKN 144-139 — DEN notes
DEN won 144-139 in 1 overtime. DEN shot 52% (46 of 89) to BKN's 51%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 47 times to BKN's 27 — 39 points from the stripe to their 21. Jokić led with 29 (9 of 16, 11 of 13 at the line); Murray added 24, Gordon 24. The hinge was Q3, 33-27: the deficit went from 9 to 3. DEN trailed 63-72 at the half and won the second half 81-67. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/01 @ MIN 116-119 — DEN notes
DEN lost 116-119. DEN took 9 more shots (92 to 83), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIN's 52%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MIN's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Gordon led with 31 (11 of 18, 5 of 7 from three); Jokić added 26, Porter Jr. 26. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 6 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 91-85 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/02 vs UTA 129-103 — DEN notes
DEN won 129-103. DEN shot 48% (48 of 99) to UTA's 42%, 16 of 32 from three, and got to the line 23 times to UTA's 31. DEN turned it over 17 times to UTA's 22. The glass went 52-39 for them. Jokić led with 27 (10 of 18, 3 of 4 from three); Porter Jr. added 20, Strawther 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-19: a lead of 9 became 24, and the lead reached 28. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/04 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Gordon at 19 a game. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 29 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (3 straight), Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 43 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the line, where Denver takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 22. Call it Denver 125, Toronto 118.
11/06 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 33 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 98, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 98 a night to Denver's 121 and the line, where Denver takes 33 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 115, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
11/08 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 34 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Jaquez Jr. (2 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Denver's 120 and the line, where Denver takes 34 free throws a game to Miami's 24. Call it Denver 117, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
11/10 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Gordon (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 24 a game. Without Washington (2 straight), Lively II (3 straight), Kleber (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Dallas's 34. Call it Denver 117, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
10/25 vs GSW 86-127 — UTA notes
UTA lost 86-127. UTA shot 32% (29 of 92) to GSW's 48%, 9 of 42 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 6 — 19 points from the stripe to their 5. UTA turned it over 22 times to GSW's 13, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 45-60 against them. Collins led with 14 (4 of 10, 1 of 3 from three); Markkanen added 13, George 12. Q2 was theirs, 18-24, but the other 3 periods went 103-68 against them. George's -37 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ DAL 102-110 — UTA notes
UTA lost 102-110. UTA shot 37% (34 of 92) to DAL's 45%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DAL's 17 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Sexton led with 23 (9 of 11, 2 of 3 from three); George added 17, Markkanen 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 82-70 against them. George's -10 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs SAC 96-113 — UTA notes
UTA lost 96-113. UTA shot 39% (35 of 89) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 48 from three. UTA turned it over 17 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 9 steals. Clarkson led with 21 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Collins added 18, Filipowski 12. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 24 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 90-66 against them. Collins's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs SAS 88-106 — UTA notes
UTA lost 88-106. UTA shot 39% (32 of 82) to SAS's 41%, 7 of 32 from three. UTA turned it over 26 times to SAS's 11, and SAS turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 53-42 for them. Sexton led with 16 (5 of 11, 6 of 6 at the line); George added 15, J. Collins 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-19, but the other 3 periods went 87-58 against them. They led by as many as 11. Clarkson's -21 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ DEN 103-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-129. UTA shot 42% (32 of 77) to DEN's 48%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DEN's 23 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. UTA turned it over 22 times to DEN's 17, and DEN turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 39-52 against them. Kessler led with 18 (5 of 6, 8 of 12 at the line); Juzang added 17, George 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 11 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 101-73 against them. Kessler's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 22 a game. Without Ball (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 117, shooting 38 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 15 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Hendricks (3 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 39 percent from three to Utah's 27 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Chicago's 15. Call it Chicago 117, Utah 105, Chicago by 12.
11/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and George at 18 a game. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Milwaukee's 14. Call it Milwaukee 115, Utah 110.
11/09 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (2 straight), Jones (8 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Collins at 17 and George at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (5 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Potter (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to San Antonio's 13 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 107 a night to Utah's 119. Call it San Antonio 115, Utah 104, San Antonio by 11.
11/12 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Potter (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Phoenix's 12 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
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.