Denver Nuggets 132, Utah Jazz 121 — Recap

December 30, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 132, Utah Jazz 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 36-37 UTA; Q2 DEN 28-29 UTA; Q3 DEN 34-23 UTA; Q4 DEN 34-32 UTA.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 36 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-33 shooting; Jordan Clarkson (UTA) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Collin Sexton (UTA) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

36 PTS, 22 REB, 11 AST, 3 3PM · 14-33 FG

Scoring · UTA

Jordan Clarkson

24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · UTA

Collin Sexton

22 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 9-19 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 22 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	36	28	34	34		132
UTA	37	29	23	32		121

🧮 How They Scored

DENUTA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.8%Effective FG%58.7%

5.8%Turnover %14.3%

36.2%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.181Free-throw rate0.256

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	36	22	11	4	—	2	14-33	3-9	5-6	+20
Jamal Murray G	37	20	4	10	2	1	3	7-17	2-6	4-4	-9
Christian Braun G	36	20	2	2	2	1	—	9-12	0-1	2-2	+20
Michael Porter Jr. F	35	21	6	2	—	—	—	8-18	3-6	2-3	+13
Russell Westbrook G	33	16	10	10	4	—	—	7-7	—	2-2	+23
Peyton Watson G	26	13	4	1	—	1	1	6-9	1-3	—	-2
Julian Strawther G	18	4	2	1	1	—	1	1-5	0-3	2-2	+5
DeAndre Jordan C	10	2	1	1	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	-9
Hunter Tyson F	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-6

Utah Jazz

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Walker Kessler C	38	12	13	4	1	2	2	6-6	—	—	-15
Lauri Markkanen F	32	17	1	—	—	—	2	5-13	2-9	5-5	-18
Collin Sexton G	29	22	2	4	—	—	2	9-19	1-6	3-3	-12
Jordan Clarkson G	28	24	5	4	1	—	4	7-15	3-5	7-7	-7
Keyonte George G	28	7	3	6	1	—	3	3-9	1-4	0-1	-8
Johnny Juzang G	23	14	4	1	—	—	—	5-9	2-5	2-2	+13
Brice Sensabaugh F	18	5	3	1	—	—	2	2-5	1-4	—	—
Isaiah Collier G	17	8	4	5	1	—	—	3-4	1-2	1-1	-5
Cody Williams F	17	7	1	1	—	—	1	2-3	2-3	1-2	-7
Kyle Filipowski C	10	5	1	2	2	—	—	2-3	—	1-1	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	36	50.5	36.2	+21.2	22.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	35	21	54.3	21.8	+12.5	5.6
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	20	53.3	22.7	-11.7	10.4
Christian Braun	Bench	36	20	77.6	13.3	+21.3	10.8
Russell Westbrook	Bench	33	16	101.5	9.5	+30.9	19.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	26	13	72.2	14.7	-3.6	10.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	18	4	34.0	14.0	+13.2	0.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	2	50.0	10.5	-42.8	3.8
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	7	—	0.0	11.8	-42.9	-8.6
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Utah JazzTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jordan Clarkson	Bench	28	24	66.4	34.4	-11.9	12.9
Collin Sexton	Bench	29	22	54.1	33.3	-19.7	8.4
Lauri Markkanen	Bench	32	17	55.9	21.3	-26.1	3.7
Johnny Juzang	Bench	23	14	70.9	19.2	+27.7	10.5
Walker Kessler	Bench	38	12	100.0	9.1	-16.9	11.9
Isaiah Collier	Bench	17	8	90.1	10.0	-13.5	17.8
Keyonte George	Bench	28	7	37.1	18.2	-9.4	4.6
Cody Williams	Bench	17	7	90.2	12.5	-19.4	5.4
Brice Sensabaugh	Bench	18	5	50.0	16.7	0.0	1.0
Kyle Filipowski	Bench	10	5	72.7	13.6	+21.1	11.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Micah Potter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0