Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UTA	15	31	38	28	112
DEN	40	29	34	32	135

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz, 135-112. The Nuggets improve to 21-7 on the season, while the Jazz fall to 10-18.

Player Stats

JAZZ	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Svi MykhailiukSF	14	2-8	2-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-23	6
23Lauri MarkkanenPF	36	10-20	2-9	5-5	8	1	0	0	3	4	-9	27
30Jusuf NurkicC	34	6-10	2-2	3-5	14	6	0	0	2	4	-31	17
19Ace BaileySG	24	4-13	1-5	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	5	-23	10
3Keyonte GeorgePG	33	7-14	2-4	4-4	8	7	1	0	4	3	-12	20
28Brice Sensabaugh	23	5-12	1-5	3-3	6	1	1	0	1	0	-2	14
22Kyle Filipowski	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	-11	5
8Isaiah Collier	23	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	9	2	0	2	2	-8	2
0Taylor Hendricks	12	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+5	5
13Walter Clayton Jr.	16	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	6
5Cody Williams	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	-1	0
2Kyle Anderson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9642.7%	14-4134.1%	16-1984.2%	49	30	5	1	14	19	-	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	19	1-6	0-4	1-4	1	3	1	0	1	2	+26	3
8Peyton WatsonPF	27	7-9	3-4	3-4	3	2	1	1	0	2	+18	20
15Nikola JokicC	28	5-7	1-1	3-4	13	13	2	3	2	2	+22	14
23Cameron JohnsonSG	29	6-9	6-6	2-2	2	4	0	1	1	4	+31	20
27Jamal MurrayPG	26	8-16	6-12	5-6	6	5	1	0	1	1	+14	27
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	24	6-12	6-12	3-3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	21
11Bruce Brown	27	7-9	1-1	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	2	-4	15
24Jalen Pickett	21	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	5	0	2	2	1	+9	3
17Jonas Valanciūnas	16	5-11	0-1	2-2	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	12
3Julian Strawther	11	0-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2	-3	0
5Hunter Tyson	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
TOTAL	-	46-9250.0%	24-4751.1%	19-2576.0%	51	37	8	7	10	17	-	135

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterUTADEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nurkic: Tip to Watson
+2 (11:38) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
02
(11:13) MISS Bailey 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Mykhailiuk REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:09) MISS Mykhailiuk 3' Reverse Layup
(11:09) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:00) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
05
(10:46) Nurkic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:46) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(10:42) MISS Jones 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:38) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:18) MISS Mykhailiuk 3PT Jump Shot
(10:14) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:13) MISS Markkanen 9' Jump Shot
(10:10) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:57) Watson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
08
(9:31) MISS Mykhailiuk 4' Driving Layup
(9:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:26) Murray 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
011
(9:25) Jazz Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:15) MISS Bailey 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:12) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:09) Watson 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
013
(9:00) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:00) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(8:50) Mykhailiuk Violation:Kicked Ball (C.Blair)
(8:44) Markkanen Violation:Kicked Ball (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(8:38) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(8:35) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:31) MISS Markkanen 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:27) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:23) Watson 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
016
(8:14) MISS Bailey 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:04) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
019
(7:41) MISS Markkanen 3PT Jump Shot
(7:39) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:33) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:29) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:28) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
(7:23) MISS George 14' Jump Shot
(7:21) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:16) Jones Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(7:16) Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (7:06) Sensabaugh 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
319
+3 (6:53) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
322
(6:42) Collier Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:42) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:41) Watson 1' Running Dunk (10 PTS)
324
(6:41) Jazz Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(6:37) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Schroeder)
(6:15) MISS Sensabaugh 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:10) Filipowski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:05) MISS Sensabaugh 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:05) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:00) Sensabaugh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:00) Sensabaugh 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
524
+3 (5:56) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
527
(5:34) MISS Nurkic 3' Layup
(5:32) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:32) MISS Nurkic Tip Layup Shot
(5:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (5:29) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
530
(5:12) MISS George 22' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:10) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:00) Jones 6' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
532
(4:51) MISS George 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:42) George S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
+1 (4:42) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
533
(4:42) MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:39) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:29) MISS Hendricks 3PT Jump Shot
(4:29) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Watson 4' Driving Layup
(4:08) Sensabaugh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:03) Hendricks 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 1 AST)
833
(3:37) MISS Jokic 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:34) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:28) Markkanen 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1033
(3:28) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (3:28) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1133
(3:18) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:16) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(3:10) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:10) Collier STEAL (1 STL)
(3:04) MISS Sensabaugh 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:04) George REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:59) George 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1333
+3 (2:43) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1336
+2 (2:14) George 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Collier 2 AST)
1536
(1:55) MISS Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:55) Sensabaugh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:38) MISS Hendricks 5' Floating Jump Shot
(1:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
+2 (1:33) Brown 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1538
(1:17) Watson P.FOUL (P2.T4) (C.Blair)
(1:07) MISS Collier 2' Driving Layup
(1:07) Pickett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:06) Jazz Rebound
(1:03) MISS Markkanen 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:00) Hendricks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:56) MISS Collier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:56) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:35) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1540
(0:31) MISS Clayton Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
(0:07) Pickett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:07) Sensabaugh STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) MISS Markkanen 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
(0:02) Sensabaugh REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:02) MISS Sensabaugh Putback Layup
(0:02) Pickett BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:01) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) NUGGETS Heave
(0:00) Jazz Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

UTA

DEN

112Points135

41-96(42.7%)Field Goal(%)46-92(50.0%)

14-41(34.1%)3-Point(%)24-47(51.1%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

49(11)Rebounds(Offensive)51(9)

30Assists37

5Steals8

1Blocks7

14Turnovers10

19Fouls17

46Pts In The Paint40

15Fast Break Pts37

12Pts Off Turnovers19

32Bench Pts51

0Largest Lead29

Game Details

Monday, December 22, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,887 (104.1%)