August 19, 2020 · First Round · Game 2 · 4:00 PM EDT
Series tied 1-1
Biggest lead UTA by 31 · DEN by 3 · 5 lead changes
Q2 9:29+10% UTAClarkson 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Ingles 3 AST)UTA 34 · DEN 27
Q2 8:19+10% DENPorter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)UTA 34 · DEN 33Q2 5:47+10% UTAClarkson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)UTA 42 · DEN 42
Q2 2:34+10% UTAO'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingles 5 AST)UTA 52 · DEN 44Q2 1:31+11% UTAClarkson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)UTA 55 · DEN 48| 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 | 19/27 70% | 8/19 42% |
| Paint | 5/12 42% | 6/18 33% |
| Mid-range | 1/4 25% | 10/17 59% |
| Corner 3 | 8/14 57% | 5/7 71% |
| Above the break 3 | 12/30 40% | 8/20 40% |
| RORoyce O'NealeF | 35 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 112.5% |
RG Rudy GobertC | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +24 | 70.3% |
DM Donovan MitchellG | 34 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 10-14 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +23 | 95.2% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 34 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +31 | 75.0% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 62.5% |
| JCJordan ClarksonG | 29 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 9-18 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 65.8% |
GN Georges NiangF | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 35.0% |
EM Emmanuel MudiayG | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 35.7% |
TB Tony BradleyC-F | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5% |
JB Jarrell BrantleyF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0.0% |
MO Miye OniG-F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 33.3% |
NW Nigel Williams-GossG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | — |
RT Rayjon TuckerG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 124 | 36 | 32 | 45-87 | 20-44 | 14-17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 51.7% | 45.5% | 82.4% | 65.6% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 33 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 10-17 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 76.4% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 10-21 | 1-2 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -23 | 55.1% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -20 | 52.1% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 0.0% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 46.0% |
JG Jerami GrantF | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -21 | 50.0% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 72.7% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 52.5% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0.0% |
TD Troy DanielsG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 83.3% |
BB Bol BolC-F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 113.6% |
TC Tyler CookF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | — |
KB Keita Bates-DiopF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 105 | 41 | 22 | 37-81 | 13-27 | 18-23 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 45.7% | 48.1% | 78.3% | 57.6% |
12:00Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to MorganUTA 011:33MISS O'Neale 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 011:22Millsap 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)UTA 011:04Morgan 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)UTA 310:41MISS Craig 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 310:39O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 310:30Mitchell Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 310:15MISS Jokic 19' Jump ShotUTA 310:14O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 310:03Ingles 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)UTA 69:46Jokic 6' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)UTA 69:32Gobert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 69:32Millsap STEAL (1 STL)UTA 69:24MISS Millsap 7' Turnaround Jump ShotUTA 69:24O'Neale BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 69:06Jokic 6' Layup (4 PTS)UTA 68:42Gobert 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ingles 1 AST)UTA 88:42Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)UTA 88:42MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1UTA 88:40Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 88:30MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 88:27O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 88:07Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)UTA 107:50Millsap Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 107:33Ingles 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)UTA 127:17Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)UTA 127:00Ingles 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (O'Neale 2 AST)UTA 156:44MISS Murray 3' Driving LayupUTA 156:44Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 156:42Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 156:38MISS Ingles 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 156:35Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 156:22Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)UTA 156:09Mitchell 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (O'Neale 3 AST)UTA 175:55Jokic 15' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)UTA 175:25MISS Mitchell 22' Jump ShotUTA 175:23Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 175:18Murray OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Smith)UTA 175:18Murray Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 175:00MISS Clarkson 11' Fadeaway JumperUTA 174:58Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 174:49Morris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)UTA 174:29MISS Mitchell 1' Driving LayupUTA 174:28Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 174:22Grant 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)UTA 174:06Clarkson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)UTA 203:45Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)UTA 203:45Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)UTA 203:38MISS Clarkson 3' LayupUTA 203:36Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)UTA 203:30MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 203:09MISS Clarkson 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 203:05Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 202:54MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 202:51Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 202:38Mudiay 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gobert 2 AST)UTA 232:13MISS Jokic 12' Turnaround Fadeaway ShotUTA 232:11Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 232:05Clarkson 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)UTA 251:55Gobert P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)UTA 251:40MISS Porter Jr. 17' Jump ShotUTA 251:40Mudiay BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 251:37Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 251:36MISS Mudiay 3' Driving LayupUTA 251:34Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)UTA 251:32Clarkson 2' Layup (7 PTS) (Bradley 1 AST)UTA 271:23Niang P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)UTA 271:23Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)UTA 271:23Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)UTA 270:58MISS Niang 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 270:51Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)UTA 270:36Niang Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 270:31Morris 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)UTA 270:07MISS Clarkson 8' Floating Jump ShotUTA 270:06Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 270:02Grant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 27The Jazz routed the Nuggets 124-105 on the road.
Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 30 points and 8 assists, while Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Jazz led by as many as 31 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 11-0 run.
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