Game ID: 22400298
Denver Nuggets @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 35 18 23 27 103DEN 34 29 37 22 122
DEN @ UTA ScoutingDEN @ 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.
UTA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 10 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/16 after 5, 0 min since (0% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 11 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 22 min (109% of 20)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 14 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
NEW Filipowski 21 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/12, returns tonight: 35 min (117% of 30)
OUT Hendricks missed 12 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 15 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 22 min since (109% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 13 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 16 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 22 min since (109% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 14 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 2 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 11/17, returns tonight: 21 min (107% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 17 since 10/23, returns tonight: 32 min (172% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (86% of 18)
OUT Mills missed 8 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 24 min since (120% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 15 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 3 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 25 min since (122% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 32 min since (172% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
NEW Sexton 28 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 16 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 4 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (103% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 22 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
UTA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 17 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 5 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 11 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 20 min since (108% of 19)
NEW Sexton 28 to 34 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 18 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 6 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 12 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 20 min since (108% of 19)
DEN availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 38 min since (103% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (252% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 14 min since (124% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 33 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Jokić missed 3 since 11/15, returns tonight: 40 min (106% of 37)
OUT Gordon missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 38 min since (102% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 28 min since (215% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 11 min since (96% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 40 min since (106% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (168% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 32 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 38 min since (102% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 18 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Gordon missed 10 since 11/06, returns tonight: 24 min (79% of 30)
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (97% of 37)
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 24 min since (79% of 30)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 28 min since (94% of 30)
DEN availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 14 since 11/04, returns tonight: 16 min (124% of 13)
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 12/01, returns tonight: 9 min (81% of 12)
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 30 min since (100% of 30)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Hendricks (14 straight), Filipowski (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Gordon (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-1. Call it Denver 118, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
11/19 @ LAL 118-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 118-124. UTA took 14 more shots (90 to 76), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 50% to LAL's 55%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAL's 36. Markkanen led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Sexton added 19, Collins 18. Q4 was theirs, 43-27, the deficit cut from 22 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-75 against them. Collins's -12 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ SAS 118-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 118-126. UTA took 10 more shots (98 to 88), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to SAS's 47%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 26 times to SAS's 46. Markkanen led with 27 (8 of 17, 3 of 10 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); George added 19, J. Collins 18. Q1 was theirs, 32-17, but the other 3 periods went 109-86 against them. They led by as many as 20. Markkanen's -19 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 vs NYK 121-106 — UTA notes
UTA won 121-106. UTA shot 51% (44 of 87) to NYK's 39%, 19 of 34 from three, and went to the line 19 times to NYK's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 11. UTA turned it over 18 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 52-40 for them. Markkanen led with 34 (11 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 25, Collins 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Kessler was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/26 vs SAS 115-128 — UTA notes
UTA lost 115-128. UTA shot 51% (43 of 84) to SAS's 48%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 20 times to SAS's 26. UTA turned it over 21 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 12 steals. George led with 26 (9 of 16, 6 of 12 from three); Collins added 20, Sexton 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-32, but the other 3 periods went 96-80 against them. Markkanen's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 vs DEN 103-122 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-122. UTA shot 42% (38 of 90) to DEN's 55%, 16 of 43 from three. UTA turned it over 18 times to DEN's 10, and DEN turned those into 10 steals. Sexton led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); George added 23, Kessler 16. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 24 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 100-76 against them. They led by as many as 12. George's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Sexton at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (15 straight), Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Marshall at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dončić (4 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Edwards (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 113 a night to Utah's 121 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Dallas's 13. Call it Dallas 119, Utah 114.
12/01 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Hendricks (16 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 22 and James at 19 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hayes (2 straight), Vanderbilt (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-5 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to the Lakers' 13. Call it the Lakers 114, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
12/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. Without Holmgren (10 straight), Caruso (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (4 straight), Hendricks (17 straight), Williams (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1. Call it OKC 116, Utah 104, OKC by 12.
12/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ayton at 19 and Simons at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Henderson (3 straight), Thybulle (22 straight), Clingan (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 18 and Collins at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Clarkson (5 straight), Hendricks (18 straight), Williams (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-5 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Portland's 14. Call it Portland 116, Utah 111.
11/19 @ MEM 122-110 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-110. DEN shot 48% (48 of 100) to MEM's 40%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MEM's 31. Murray led with 27 (10 of 20, 5 of 10 from three); Porter Jr. added 24, Braun 19. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/22 vs DAL 120-123 — DEN notes
DEN lost 120-123. DEN shot 48% (43 of 90) to DAL's 51%, 15 of 29 from three. Jokić led with 33 (13 of 22, 5 of 7 at the line); Porter Jr. added 17, Braun 17. Q3 was theirs, 36-22, the deficit cut from 20 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-84 against them.
11/23 @ LAL 127-102 — DEN notes
DEN won 127-102. DEN shot 61% (50 of 82) to LAL's 44%, 16 of 32 from three. The glass went 48-32 for them. Jokić led with 34 (12 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Porter Jr. added 24, Braun 16. The hinge was Q3, 37-15: DEN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 29. DEN trailed 57-63 at the half and won the second half 70-39. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
11/25 vs NYK 118-145 — DEN notes
DEN lost 118-145. DEN shot 45% (41 of 92) to NYK's 61%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 33-43 against them. Westbrook led with 27 (9 of 16, 4 of 7 from three); Jokić added 22, Murray 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-32, but the other 3 periods went 113-87 against them. Jokić's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ UTA 122-103 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-103. DEN shot 55% (46 of 84) to UTA's 42%, 11 of 33 from three. DEN turned it over 10 times to UTA's 18. Jokić led with 30 (13 of 19, 2 of 3 from three); Murray added 22, Porter Jr. 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-23: a lead of 10 became 24. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/01 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Zubac at 17 a game. Without Powell (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Gordon (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Denver's 117 and the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it the Clippers 113, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
12/03 vs GSW — 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 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Post (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Denver's 120. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
12/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Cleveland 119, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
12/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 125, shooting 42 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brogdon at 17 and Poole at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuzma (3 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 36 percent from three to Washington's 26. Call it Denver 120, Washington 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
IC I. Collier
JJ J. Juzang
KG K. George
MP M. Potter
OT O. Tshiebwe
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
DENCB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PH P. Hall
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
SJ S. Jones
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
Jokic leads the Nuggets to a 122-103 win over the Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Jokic scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the first quarter alone to rally Denver from an early 12-point deficit.
Jamal Murray added 22 points, eight assists and four steals for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr . had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Christian Braun finished with 18 points and seven boards.
Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 26 points. Keyonte George scored 23, including five 3-pointers. Walker Kessler chipped in with 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Utah played without injured starters Lauri Markkanen and John Collins .
Denver broke open a close game behind a 21-4 run extending from the middle of the second quarter into the third. With three baskets apiece, Murray and Porter fueled the spurt, which gave the Nuggets a 70-53 lead.
Utah trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Takeaways Nuggets: Jokic proved too much for the shorthanded Jazz to handle. His efficient offense helped Denver turn a sluggish start into a blowout victory.
Jazz: Micah Potter and Svi Mykhailiuk made their first starts of the season. They combined for 16 points, and Potter grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds.
Key moment After George tied it on a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter, the Nuggets held the Jazz to two baskets during an eight-minute stretch spanning the second and third quarters.
Key stats Denver scored 28 points off 18 Utah turnovers. Takeaways also helped the Nuggets tally 33 fast-break points.
Up next The Nuggets play at the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, while the Jazz host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.