August 25, 2020 · First Round · Game 5 · 6:30 PM EDT
UTA leads 3-2
Biggest lead UTA by 15 · DEN by 10 · 13 lead changes
Q4 11:46+16% DENJokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)UTA 86 · DEN 85
Q4 9:41+19% DENMurray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)UTA 88 · DEN 90
Q4 5:14+24% DENGrant 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)UTA 98 · DEN 101Q4 3:22+20% DENMurray 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (35 PTS)UTA 101 · DEN 103Q4 2:47+21% DENMurray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (38 PTS) (Dozier 3 AST)UTA 101 · DEN 106| 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 | 16/21 76% | 13/17 76% |
| Paint | 7/22 32% | 5/12 42% |
| Mid-range | 0/1 0% | 9/21 43% |
| Corner 3 | 4/8 50% | 2/5 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 12/26 46% | 14/30 47% |
RG Rudy GobertC | 43 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -13 | 51.1% |
DM Donovan MitchellG | 38 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 11-23 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 59.5% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -18 | 83.3% |
MC Mike ConleyG | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 58.1% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 81.3% |
JC Jordan ClarksonG | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 58.9% |
GN Georges NiangF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 70.0% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | — |
TB Tony BradleyC-F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 35 | 23 | 39-78 | 16-34 | 13-16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 50.0% | 47.1% | 81.3% | 62.9% |
DNP: Emmanuel Mudiay, Jarrell Brantley, Miye Oni, Rayjon Tucker
| NJNikola JokićC | 43 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 12-19 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +15 | 81.6% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 41 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 17-26 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 75.6% |
| JGJerami GrantF | 40 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +14 | 47.2% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 41.0% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -18 | 34.0% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 63.1% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +21 | 79.8% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 41.7% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 117 | 38 | 22 | 43-85 | 16-35 | 15-16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 50.6% | 45.7% | 93.8% | 63.6% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, Noah Vonleh, Troy Daniels
12:00Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to MillsapUTA 011:46MISS Murray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotUTA 011:42Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 011:33Gobert 4' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)UTA 211:17Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)UTA 211:17Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 211:17Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)UTA 210:57MISS Conley 12' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 210:54Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 210:45Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 210:45O'Neale STEAL (1 STL)UTA 210:41O'Neale 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)UTA 410:33Conley P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brown)UTA 410:14Jokic 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)UTA 49:53Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingles 1 AST)UTA 79:40Conley S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Williams)UTA 79:40Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 79:40Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)UTA 79:27Ingles 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)UTA 109:12MISS Millsap 10' Turnaround Fadeaway ShotUTA 109:10Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 109:02Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)UTA 138:50MISS Morris 16' Pullup Jump ShotUTA 138:48Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 138:44O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)UTA 168:26Jokic 2' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS)UTA 168:03MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 167:58Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 167:51MISS Grant 2' Driving LayupUTA 167:49Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 167:37MISS Ingles 26' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotUTA 167:16Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)UTA 167:02Gobert OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Foster)UTA 167:02Gobert Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 166:43Jokic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)UTA 166:17O'Neale 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ingles 2 AST)UTA 196:04Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)UTA 195:52Murray P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)UTA 195:46MISS Clarkson 13' Pullup Jump ShotUTA 195:44Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 195:37Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)UTA 195:13MISS Clarkson 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 195:12Jokic L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brown)UTA 195:05Ingles 6' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)UTA 214:57Grant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 214:57Ingles STEAL (1 STL)UTA 214:53Ingles 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS)UTA 244:32MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 244:30Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 244:14MISS Clarkson 6' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 244:11Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 244:05MISS Craig 3PT Jump ShotUTA 244:01Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 243:59Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 243:59Craig STEAL (1 STL)UTA 243:55MISS Millsap 27' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 243:54Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 243:49Millsap P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)UTA 243:38MISS Mitchell 5' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 243:35Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 243:31Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)UTA 243:20Craig Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Williams)UTA 243:05MISS Clarkson 27' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotUTA 243:01Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 242:56Craig 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)UTA 242:34Niang 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (O'Neale 2 AST)UTA 262:10Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)UTA 261:53MISS Conley 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 261:49Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 261:43Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)UTA 261:43O'Neale STEAL (2 STL)UTA 261:37MISS Niang 3PT Jump ShotUTA 261:32Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 261:25MISS Craig 4' LayupUTA 261:22Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 261:19Gobert Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)UTA 261:19Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)UTA 261:19MISS Porter Jr. 18' Jump ShotUTA 261:18Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)UTA 261:14Clarkson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)UTA 281:14Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)UTA 281:14Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)UTA 290:56Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)UTA 290:42Conley Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 290:29MISS Murray 14' Floating Jump ShotUTA 290:27O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 290:04Conley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)UTA 320:00Jokic 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)UTA 32The Nuggets beat the Jazz 117-107 at home.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 30 points and 5 assists.
The Nuggets led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 13 times and the score was tied 12 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
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