Jazz (121) vs Nuggets (142) · Mar 9, 2024

FINAL

Mar 9, 2024

Game Recap

Denver defeats Utah, 142-121. For Denver, Jamal Murray ties a season-high with 37 points (six 3PM), seven assists, and two steals with Nikola Jokic recording 26 points, six rebounds, eight assists, and two blocks to lead the way in the victory. Keyonte George finished with 29 points (five 3PM), five rebounds, and six assists while Jordan Clarkson tallied 22 points, four rebounds, and three steals for Utah in the losing effort. Denver improves to 44-20, while Utah moves to 28-36 in the loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UTA	22	22	44	33	121
DEN	38	40	24	40	142

JAZZ	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Brice SensabaughSF	31	7-11	0-3	2-3	2	3	3	0	5	0	16	+4
20John CollinsPF	32	7-10	0-0	5-8	7	1	0	0	2	1	19	+6
24Walker KesslerC	24	3-9	0-0	0-0	11	2	0	1	0	1	6	-19
2Collin SextonSG	35	6-17	1-3	4-5	1	4	1	0	0	2	17	-1
3Keyonte GeorgePG	38	10-17	5-8	4-5	5	6	0	0	4	2	29	-2
11Kris Dunn	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	-22
19Luka Samanic	14	2-6	0-3	3-3	5	1	0	1	1	3	7	-4
00Jordan Clarkson	27	10-18	1-4	1-1	4	3	3	0	3	1	22	-29
5Talen Horton-Tucker	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-16
33Johnny Juzang	6	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-12
77Omer Yurtseven	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	47-9450%	8-2630.8%	19-2576%	36	22	7	2	15	15	121	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	8-13	3-5	0-0	4	2	1	1	2	1	19	+12
50Aaron GordonPF	20	3-3	0-0	1-1	2	7	2	0	3	4	7	+19
15Nikola JokicC	32	12-14	0-0	2-2	6	8	1	2	3	1	26	+6
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	5-8	3-6	0-0	1	2	1	2	1	2	13	+1
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	13-21	6-9	5-7	3	7	2	0	1	2	37	+11
7Reggie Jackson	9	2-7	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	6	+8
0Christian Braun	16	5-5	3-3	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	6	13	+12
9Justin Holiday	24	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	7	0	1	0	1	3	+15
8Peyton Watson	26	4-8	0-2	4-4	5	0	1	1	1	1	12	0
22Zeke Nnaji	14	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	2	0	2	1	+13
3Julian Strawther	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+2
24Jalen Pickett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	+2
4Hunter Tyson	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	+2
30Jay Huff	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	55-8366.3%	19-3259.4%	13-1681.3%	32	40	8	10	13	22	142	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterutaden

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Kessler: Tip to Gordon
(11:41) Jokic Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:25) George Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:12) Jokic 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
02
(10:50) MISS Kessler 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:50) Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:50) Jazz Rebound
(10:44) MISS Sexton 17' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:35) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:09) Sensabaugh 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
25
+3 (9:53) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
28
+2 (9:29) Sensabaugh 10' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
48
+2 (9:12) Jokic 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
410
(8:57) MISS George 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:53) Kessler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:52) MISS Sensabaugh 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:46) Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
413
(8:43) Jazz Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:30) George 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
613
(8:04) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
(8:03) Kessler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:58) MISS Sexton 2' Running Layup
(7:58) Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:53) Kessler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:53) Kessler Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
813
(7:51) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:51) Sensabaugh STEAL (1 STL)
(7:40) MISS Sexton 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(7:27) Kessler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(7:18) George Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:18) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:13) Murray 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
816
+2 (6:52) Collins 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
1016
+2 (6:42) Gordon 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1018
+2 (6:20) Collins 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Sensabaugh 1 AST)
1218
(6:18) Jazz Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (6:00) Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1220
(5:47) MISS Sensabaugh 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:30) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:26) Samanic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) MISS Collins 10' Jump Shot
(5:13) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:13) Jazz Rebound
(5:09) Collins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:09) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Collins: Tip to Gordon
+2 (5:07) Gordon 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1222
(5:07) Dunn S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+1 (5:07) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1223
+2 (4:49) Collins 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Sensabaugh 2 AST)
1423
+3 (4:37) Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1426
(4:22) MISS Samanic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:10) MISS Jackson 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:09) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:06) Collins Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:06) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(4:06) MISS Jackson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:02) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Putback Layup
(4:02) Samanic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:01) MISS Jokic 6' Layup
(4:00) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:59) Samanic L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+2 (3:55) Porter Jr. 21' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST)
1428
+2 (3:32) Collins 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
1628
(3:32) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (3:17) Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1631
(3:04) Samanic OFF.Foul (P2) (N.Buchert)
(3:04) Samanic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:55) Clarkson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
+3 (2:45) Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1634
(2:24) MISS Samanic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:22) Collins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:22) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (2:22) Collins Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1734
(2:22) MISS Collins Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:19) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:06) Horton-Tucker P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
(1:57) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:43) MISS Horton-Tucker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:40) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:35) Jokic 4' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1736
(1:19) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
(1:12) MISS George 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:00) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:58) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:54) Clarkson 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2036
+2 (0:38) Murray 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2038
(0:31) MISS George 6' Driving Layup
(0:31) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:31) Jazz Rebound
(0:28) MISS Kessler 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:28) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:27) Jazz Rebound
+2 (0:24) George 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
2238
(0:00) MISS Murray 1' Driving Layup
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

UTA

DEN

121Points142

47-94(50.0%)Field Goal(%)55-83(66.3%)

8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)19-32(59.4%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

36(14)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

22Assists40

7Steals8

2Blocks10

15Turnovers13

15Fouls22

70Pts In The Paint56

13Fast Break Pts30

12Pts Off Turnovers28

34Bench Pts40

0Largest Lead39

Game Details

Saturday, March 9, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,632 (102.8%)