Newer meeting, Apr 1: DEN 130, UTA 117

Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: player stats

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UTA

Game leaders

DEN

Points
Utah Jazz: Lauri Markkanen27 PTS10-20 FG, 2-9 3P, 5-5 FT
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray27 PTS8-16 FG, 6-12 3P, 5-6 FT
Rebounds
Utah Jazz: Jusuf Nurkic14 REB2 OREB, 12 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic13 REB2 OREB, 11 DREB
Assists
Utah Jazz: Isaiah Collier9 AST2 PTS, 2 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic13 AST14 PTS, 2 TOV

On December 22, 2025 at Ball Arena, the Denver Nuggets ran away from the Utah Jazz, 135-112. Jamal Murray scored 27 to lead the Denver Nuggets, and Lauri Markkanen had 27 for the Utah Jazz.

Utah Jazz box score
Utah Jazz
Lauri MarkkanenF	36:00	27	8	1	10-20	2-9	5-5	0	0	3	4	-9
Jusuf NurkicC	35:00	17	14	6	6-10	2-2	3-5	0	0	2	4	-31
Keyonte GeorgeG	34:00	20	8	7	7-14	2-4	4-4	1	0	4	3	-12
Airious BaileyF	24:00	10	3	0	4-13	1-5	1-2	0	0	0	5	-23
Svi MykhailiukG	14:00	6	1	0	2-8	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	-23
Isaiah CollierG	24:00	2	2	9	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	2	-8
Brice SensabaughF	23:00	14	6	1	5-12	1-5	3-3	1	0	1	0	-2
Walter Clayton Jr.G	17:00	6	2	4	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
Taylor HendricksF	13:00	5	2	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	+5
Kyle FilipowskiC	13:00	5	2	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	-11
Cody WilliamsF	8:00	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	-1
Team	241	112	49	30	41-96	14-41	16-19	5	1	14	19

DNP: Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang, Walker Kessler, Oscar Tshiebwe, Elijah Harkless, John Tonje

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Cameron JohnsonF	29:00	20	2	4	6-9	6-6	2-2	0	1	1	4	+31
Nikola JokicC	29:00	14	13	13	5-7	1-1	3-4	2	3	2	2	+22
Peyton WatsonG	28:00	20	3	2	7-9	3-4	3-4	1	1	0	2	+18
Jamal MurrayG	27:00	27	6	5	8-16	6-12	5-6	1	0	1	1	+14
Spencer JonesF	20:00	3	1	3	1-6	0-4	1-4	1	0	1	2	+26
Bruce BrownG	27:00	15	5	1	7-9	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	2	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	25:00	21	3	2	6-12	6-12	3-3	0	0	1	0	0
Jalen PickettG	22:00	3	3	5	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	+9
Jonas ValanciunasC	16:00	12	11	1	5-11	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	0
Julian StrawtherG	11:00	0	0	1	0-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	2	2	-3
Zeke NnajiF-C	3:00	0	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+1
Hunter TysonF	3:00	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+1
Team	240	135	51	37	46-92	24-47	19-25	8	7	10	17

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon

Team stats

Team stats: Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets
UTA	Stat	DEN
42.7%41-96	Field-goal percentage	50.0%(better)46-92
34.1%14-41	Three-point percentage	51.1%(better)24-47
84.2%(better)16-19	Free-throw percentage	76.0%19-25
49	Rebounds	51(better)
11(better)	Offensive rebounds	9
38	Defensive rebounds	42(better)
30	Assists	37(better)
5	Steals	8(better)
1	Blocks	7(better)
14	Turnovers	10(better)
19	Personal fouls	17(better)
32	Bench points	51(better)

Team advanced
UTA	Stat	DEN
105.2	Pace	105.7(better)
106.0	Off. rating	127.7(better)
127.7	Def. rating	106.0(better)
-21.8	Net rating	21.8(better)
53.7	TS%	65.5(better)
50.0	eFG%	63.0(better)
11.8	TOV%	8.8(better)
20.8(better)	OREB%	19.1
0.198	FT rate	0.272(better)
42.7	3PA rate	51.1(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

UTA 12%DEN 89%

Expected margin: DEN by 15.0
Result: DEN by 23: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 8.0 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 7.7 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

UTA 0, DEN 4

Dec 22 · this gameUtah Jazz 112, Denver Nuggets 135
Mar 2Denver Nuggets 128, Utah Jazz 125
Mar 27Utah Jazz 129, Denver Nuggets 135
Apr 1Denver Nuggets 130, Utah Jazz 117

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