NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 128, Utah Jazz 125 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 128, Utah Jazz 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 33-34 UTA; Q2 DEN 33-33 UTA; Q3 DEN 34-26 UTA; Q4 DEN 28-32 UTA.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 45 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 threes on 13-of-19 shooting; Keyonte George (UTA) 36 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists on 6-of-11 shooting; Kyle Filipowski (UTA) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-8 shooting; Airious Bailey (UTA) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
45 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 8 3PM · 13-19 FG
Scoring · UTA
36 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 14-22 FG
Scoring · DEN
22 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 6-11 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
9 largest lead
Q4 7:32 (DEN 106, UTA 97) · 10-0 run, Q1 6:52–Q1 5:40
UTA
6 largest lead
Q2 5:41 (DEN 50, UTA 56) · 8-0 run, Q1 4:21–Q1 3:21
Swings
22 lead changes
Tied 12 times
Ahead for good: Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q4 0:06, DEN 127, UTA 125).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:13 Keyonte George makes 3-foot running dunk (Kyle Filipowski assists)UTA · DEN 118, UTA 122
- Q4 1:53 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 119, UTA 122
- Q4 1:53 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 120, UTA 122
- Q4 1:35 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 121, UTA 122
- Q4 1:35 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 122, UTA 122
- Q4 1:28 Keyonte George makes driving layupUTA · DEN 122, UTA 124
- Q4 1:28 Keyonte George makes free throw 1 of 1UTA · DEN 122, UTA 125
- Q4 1:16 Jamal Murray makes 14-foot fade away jump shotDEN · DEN 124, UTA 125
- Q4 0:32 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 126, UTA 125
- Q4 0:32 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 125, UTA 125
- Q4 0:06 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 127, UTA 125
- Q4 0:06 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2UTA · DEN 128, UTA 125
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 128 | |
| UTA | 34 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 125 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENUTA
46Points in the paint50
15Fast-break points25
14Second-chance points7
8Points off turnovers27
22Bench points47
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
64.9%Effective FG%59.9%
14.4%Turnover %8.5%
24.2%Offensive rebound %21.1%
0.473Free-throw rate0.302
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 38 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13-19 | 8-13 | 11-12 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 10-11 | +2 |
| Christian Braun G | 32 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Bruce Brown G | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 1-8 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Julian Strawther G | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | +10 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airious Bailey F | 32 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 4-4 | -5 |
| Keyonte George G | 30 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14-22 | 4-9 | 4-5 | -4 |
| Kyle Filipowski C | 30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 8-9 | +1 |
| Elijah Harkless G | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk G | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Brice Sensabaugh F | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +1 |
| John Konchar G-F | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Isaiah Collier G | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe F-C | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Cody Williams F | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -10 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 38 | 45 | 92.7 | 37.2 | -3.3 | 20.4 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 36 | 22 | 69.4 | 22.4 | +1.0 | 15.7 |
| Julian Strawther | Starter | 29 | 15 | 63.1 | 20.0 | -6.7 | 6.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Starter | 17 | 13 | 79.3 | 18.2 | +20.4 | 20.9 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 32 | 11 | 66.1 | 12.0 | +0.6 | 8.9 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 19 | 8 | 103.1 | 9.1 | -6.2 | 9.9 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 31 | 7 | 31.8 | 17.6 | +7.4 | 2.9 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 32 | 4 | 40.0 | 8.5 | -1.9 | 1.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 06 | 3 | 150.0 | 8.3 | -8.3 | 7.1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| K.J. Simpson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | Starter | 30 | 36 | 74.4 | 40.0 | -4.1 | 19.0 |
| Kyle Filipowski | Starter | 30 | 19 | 79.4 | 17.4 | +1.6 | 16.3 |
| Airious Bailey | Starter | 32 | 18 | 57.1 | 22.2 | -5.5 | 6.0 |
| Cody Williams | Starter | 11 | 3 | 79.8 | 11.1 | -34.8 | 4.4 |
| Elijah Harkless | Starter | 27 | 2 | 17.0 | 9.5 | -6.9 | -3.0 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Bench | 26 | 15 | 68.9 | 20.7 | +11.4 | 10.0 |
| Isaiah Collier | Bench | 20 | 10 | 62.5 | 22.7 | +12.2 | 12.0 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Bench | 18 | 8 | 80.0 | 12.5 | +0.7 | 18.2 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Bench | 23 | 8 | 36.8 | 23.1 | +6.9 | 2.8 |
| John Konchar | Bench | 23 | 6 | 100.0 | 6.1 | +3.6 | 6.3 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 2
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0 UTA
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