August 23, 2020 · First Round · Game 4 · 9:00 PM EDT
UTA leads 3-1
Biggest lead DEN by 8 · UTA by 11 · 13 lead changes
Q4 4:47+22% DENMurray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (42 PTS)DEN 108 · UTA 109
Q4 2:57+19% DENJokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)DEN 111 · UTA 113Q4 1:34+27% DENMurray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (45 PTS)DEN 116 · UTA 117
Q4 1:22+24% UTAMitchell 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (43 PTS)DEN 116 · UTA 119Q4 0:54+29% UTAMitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (46 PTS)DEN 118 · UTA 122| 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 | DEN | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 18/29 62% | 14/21 67% |
| Paint | 5/8 63% | 11/15 73% |
| Mid-range | 9/19 47% | 3/8 38% |
| Corner 3 | 1/5 20% | 1/4 25% |
| Above the break 3 | 16/39 41% | 13/25 52% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 43 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 18-31 | 9-15 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 75.3% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 39 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 12-24 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 58.3% |
JG Jerami GrantF | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 67.6% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 32.2% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 35 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 57.6% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 56.3% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 25.0% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 50.0% |
TD Troy DanielsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 127 | 40 | 25 | 49-100 | 17-44 | 12-13 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 49.0% | 38.6% | 92.3% | 60.1% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, PJ Dozier, Tyler Cook
RG Rudy GobertC | 39 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 87.1% |
| DMDonovan MitchellG | 38 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 15-27 | 4-7 | 17-18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 73.0% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 51.5% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 0.0% |
MC Mike ConleyG | 32 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 83.1% |
JC Jordan ClarksonG | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 9-13 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 86.5% |
GN Georges NiangF | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 62.5% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | — |
TB Tony BradleyC-F | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2% |
| Totals | 240 | 129 | 37 | 14 | 42-73 | 14-29 | 31-36 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 57.5% | 48.3% | 86.1% | 72.6% |
DNP: Emmanuel Mudiay, Jarrell Brantley, Miye Oni, Rayjon Tucker
12:00Jump Ball Gobert vs. Jokic: Tip to MitchellDEN 011:45MISS Conley 11' Driving Floating Jump ShotDEN 011:43Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:32Millsap 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)DEN 311:17MISS Conley 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotDEN 311:16Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 311:08MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 311:05O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 310:55MISS O'Neale 1' Driving Finger Roll LayupDEN 310:53Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 310:48MISS Millsap 2' Running LayupDEN 310:46Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 310:40Mitchell 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 310:30Grant Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 310:19MISS Gobert 1' Driving Finger Roll LayupDEN 310:17Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 310:13Jokic OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Forte)DEN 310:13Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 310:04Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)DEN 39:51Jokic 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)DEN 59:40Mitchell 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)DEN 59:31MISS Murray 6' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 59:30Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 59:23Grant 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)DEN 79:02O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)DEN 78:52O'Neale S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)DEN 78:52Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 88:52Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 98:43Grant S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)DEN 98:43MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 98:43Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 98:22Jokic 12' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 117:55MISS Conley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotDEN 117:52Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 117:44Morris 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 137:20MISS Mitchell 1' Driving Finger Roll LayupDEN 137:18Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 137:13Grant 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)DEN 157:01MISS Ingles 1' Driving Finger Roll LayupDEN 156:59Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 156:59Gobert 1' Tip Dunk Shot (3 PTS)DEN 156:46Jokic 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)DEN 176:31Mitchell 11' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)DEN 176:11Millsap 3' Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS)DEN 195:55MISS Ingles 28' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 195:52Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 195:44MISS Millsap 2' Driving LayupDEN 195:41Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 195:38Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)DEN 195:38MISS O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 195:38O'Neale Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 195:25MISS Jokic 18' Jump ShotDEN 195:22O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 195:10MISS Clarkson 3PT Jump ShotDEN 195:07Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 194:56Grant 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)DEN 224:43Gobert OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)DEN 224:43Gobert Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 224:23MISS Jokic 12' Jump Bank ShotDEN 224:21Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 224:02Niang 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)DEN 223:51MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotDEN 223:49Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 223:40Mitchell 18' Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)DEN 223:25MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 223:22Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 223:07Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)DEN 223:07Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)DEN 223:07Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)DEN 222:57Porter Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)DEN 242:44Gobert 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)DEN 242:33Niang S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)DEN 242:33Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 252:33Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 262:21Conley 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 262:05MISS Craig 3PT Jump ShotDEN 262:02Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 261:53Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)DEN 291:41MISS Niang 3PT Jump ShotDEN 291:37Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 291:34MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 291:31Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 291:21Clarkson 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 291:21Millsap S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Forte)DEN 291:21Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 290:58Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)DEN 320:45MISS Clarkson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotDEN 320:42Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)DEN 320:33Clarkson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)DEN 320:25Millsap 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS)DEN 340:09MISS O'Neale 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 340:05Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 340:00MISS Craig 2' Cutting Layup ShotDEN 340:00Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 340:00Porter Jr. 1' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)DEN 36The Jazz edged the Nuggets 129-127 at home.
Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 51 points and 7 assists, while Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 50 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Jazz took the lead for good with 6:10 left in Q3. The Jazz led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 13 times and the score was tied 11 times.
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