Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22401073
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 26 31 29 43 129UTA 15 32 18 28 93
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Jokic has 27 points and 14 rebounds in Nuggets' 129-93 romp over Jazz
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds before sitting the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-93 on Friday night to pad their lead in the fight for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.
Denver leads the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies by two games. The Nuggets trail Houston by 1 1/2 games for the second seed.
Jokic had 11 rebounds in the first quarter, nearly matching his game average of 12.8. Michael Porter Jr . finished with 20 points, and Christian Braun had 16.
Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray didn’t play. Utah was missing Lauri Markkanen and John Collins , its top two scorers.
Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 20 points, and Kyle Filipowski had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Denver finished the third quarter with an 11-2 run and outscored Utah 25-8 to open the fourth.
Takeaways Jazz: Coach Will Hardy called out his team following a lackluster second half against Memphis on Monday night. Utah played Houston tough on Thursday night and hung with Denver until the fourth.
Nuggets: With Murray out with a tight right hamstring, coach Michael Malone opted to go with a bigger starting lineup and brought Russell Westbrook off the bench. Peyton Watson and Braun were the starting backcourt.
Key moment Jokic converted another buzzer-beating heave, this one from the top of the 3-point arc on the other side of halfcourt to beat the halftime clock. He hit a near full-court shot against Sacramento on Jan. 23.
Key stat Watson’s four field goals were dunks, three of which came in a span of 1:06 in the third quarter when Denver built a 15-point lead.
Up next The Jazz continue their five-game trip at Charlotte on Monday night. The Nuggets host Minnesota on Tuesday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JP J. Pickett
JO Jokic
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PH P. Hall
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
SJ S. Jones
TA T. Alexander
ZN Z. Nnaji
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KM K. Martin
OT O. Tshiebwe
SM S. Mykhailiuk
DEN/UTA 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