August 17, 2020 · First Round · Game 1 · 1:30 PM EDT
DEN leads 1-0
Biggest lead UTA by 5 · DEN by 12 · 19 lead changes
Q4 2:49+34% UTAMitchell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (43 PTS)UTA 107 · DEN 105
Q4 1:25+39% DENMurray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS)UTA 111 · DEN 111Q4 1:00+33% DENMurray 19' Step Back Jump Shot (26 PTS)UTA 111 · DEN 113Q4 0:49+33% UTAMitchell 23' Step Back Jump Shot (49 PTS)UTA 113 · DEN 113Q4 0:22+29% UTAMitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (51 PTS)UTA 115 · DEN 115| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | — |
2LA Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
3DE Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
4HO Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
5OK Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
6UT Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
7DA Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
8PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
9ME Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
10PH Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
11SA Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
13NO Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
14MI Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
15GS Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
| Zone | UTA | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 18/29 62% | 12/20 60% |
| Paint | 8/14 57% | 8/15 53% |
| Mid-range | 4/7 57% | 7/19 37% |
| Corner 3 | 2/10 20% | 2/8 25% |
| Above the break 3 | 14/37 38% | 20/33 61% |
| DMDonovan MitchellG | 43 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 19-33 | 6-15 | 13-13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -11 | 73.6% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 43 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6-14 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -14 | 63.8% |
RG Rudy GobertC | 42 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 62.3% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -21 | 25.0% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +17 | 30.0% |
JC Jordan ClarksonG | 39 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8-17 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -15 | 52.9% |
GN Georges NiangF | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 58.3% |
TB Tony BradleyC-F | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0.0% |
EM Emmanuel MudiayG | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17.4% |
| Totals | 265 | 125 | 52 | 18 | 46-97 | 16-47 | 17-23 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 47.4% | 34.0% | 73.9% | 58.3% |
DNP: Miye Oni, Nigel Williams-Goss, Rayjon Tucker
NJ Nikola JokićC | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 11-21 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +7 | 65.0% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 40 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 13-20 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +16 | 82.7% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 50.0% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 36.8% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +10 | 78.6% |
JG Jerami GrantF | 40 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 65.4% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 29 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 74.2% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 50.0% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 265 | 135 | 41 | 23 | 49-95 | 22-41 | 15-18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 51.6% | 53.7% | 83.3% | 65.6% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, Noah Vonleh, Troy Daniels
12:00Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to MillsapUTA 011:40MISS Craig 3PT Jump ShotUTA 011:39Morgan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 011:24MISS Mitchell 4' Driving LayupUTA 011:23Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 011:16MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Bank ShotUTA 011:15O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 010:59O'Neale 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)UTA 310:43Jokic 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)UTA 310:23MISS Gobert 9' Turnaround Hook ShotUTA 310:22Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 310:15Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)UTA 310:02Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)UTA 310:02Ingles Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 410:02Ingles Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)UTA 59:47Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)UTA 59:47Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)UTA 59:47Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)UTA 59:33MISS Morgan 3PT Jump ShotUTA 59:32Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 59:26MISS Mitchell 3PT Jump ShotUTA 59:25Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 59:18Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 59:18Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)UTA 59:05Ingles 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)UTA 78:50MISS Millsap 3PT Jump ShotUTA 78:49O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 78:38MISS Ingles 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 78:35Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 78:24MISS Millsap 2' Driving LayupUTA 78:23Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 78:10MISS Millsap 2' Driving LayupUTA 78:10Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 77:45MISS O'Neale 3' Driving LayupUTA 77:42Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)UTA 77:36MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 77:35Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)UTA 77:33MISS Craig 1' Tip Layup ShotUTA 77:33Morgan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 77:33Jump Ball Millsap vs. Morgan: Tip to MurrayUTA 77:33Morgan Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 77:33Millsap STEAL (1 STL)UTA 77:21MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 77:20O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 77:14MISS Ingles 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 77:11Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 76:56Ingles P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)UTA 76:48MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 76:47O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)UTA 76:31Gobert 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ingles 1 AST)UTA 96:10Murray 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)UTA 95:57Ingles 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)UTA 125:39Jokic 16' Jump Shot (7 PTS)UTA 125:29Gobert 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Ingles 2 AST)UTA 145:15Craig 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)UTA 144:51MISS Mitchell 28' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 144:49Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 144:43Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)UTA 144:28Mitchell 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)UTA 164:09Craig 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)UTA 163:53MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 163:52Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 163:47O'Neale P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)UTA 163:32Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)UTA 163:14MISS O'Neale 3' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 163:13Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)UTA 163:13Gobert 1' Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)UTA 182:54MISS Jokic 16' Jump ShotUTA 182:53Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 182:46MISS Clarkson 26' 3PT Running Jump ShotUTA 182:45Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 182:37Clarkson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)UTA 182:37MISS Grant Free Throw 1 of 2UTA 182:37Grant Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 182:21Niang 10' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Ingles 3 AST)UTA 202:05Porter Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Blair)UTA 202:05Porter Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 201:51Clarkson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)UTA 221:33Dozier 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)UTA 221:19MISS Mudiay 6' Driving LayupUTA 221:18Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 221:18MISS Bradley 1' Tip Layup ShotUTA 221:17Bradley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)UTA 221:16MISS Bradley 1' Putback LayupUTA 221:14Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 221:07MISS Dozier 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 221:05Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)UTA 221:02Morris 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)UTA 220:50Bradley OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Blair)UTA 220:50Bradley Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 220:30MISS Grant 10' Fadeaway JumperUTA 220:29Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)UTA 220:27MISS Porter Jr. 3' Hook ShotUTA 220:26Bradley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)UTA 220:05Plumlee Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (C.Blair)UTA 220:01Clarkson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)UTA 25The Nuggets outlasted the Jazz 135-125 in overtime at home.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 36 points and 9 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 57 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Nuggets led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 19 times and the score was tied 10 times. The Jazz answered with a 12-0 run at one point.
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