August 30, 2020 · First Round · Game 6 · 8:30 PM EDT
Series tied 3-3
Biggest lead DEN by 14 · UTA by 10 · 1 lead change
Q3 6:29+13% UTAMitchell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)DEN 70 · UTA 69
Q3 5:04+13% DENGrant 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)DEN 77 · UTA 71Q3 4:37+13% UTAMitchell 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (25 PTS)DEN 77 · UTA 74
Q3 2:07+14% DENJokic 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (17 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)DEN 82 · UTA 76
Q3 1:13+14% DENMurray 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (28 PTS)DEN 85 · UTA 79| 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 | 9/14 64% | 10/21 48% |
| Paint | 7/13 54% | 4/11 36% |
| Mid-range | 5/8 63% | 2/7 29% |
| Corner 3 | 2/7 29% | 6/7 86% |
| Above the break 3 | 16/29 55% | 12/29 41% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 43 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 17-24 | 9-12 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +12 | 89.4% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 36 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 64.0% |
| JGJerami GrantF | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 91.1% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 72.7% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 64.4% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +21 | 14.3% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +18 | 84.0% |
GH Gary HarrisG | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +16 | 41.0% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +11 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 119 | 43 | 22 | 39-71 | 18-36 | 23-26 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 54.9% | 50.0% | 88.5% | 72.2% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, PJ Dozier, Troy Daniels
RG Rudy GobertC | 42 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 42.8% |
| DMDonovan MitchellG | 40 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 14-25 | 9-13 | 7-7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 78.3% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 43.4% |
MC Mike ConleyG | 34 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 71.1% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 51.2% |
JC Jordan ClarksonG | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -24 | 39.3% |
GN Georges NiangF | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -19 | 72.7% |
TB Tony BradleyC-F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.0% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 30 | 20 | 34-75 | 18-36 | 21-30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 45.3% | 50.0% | 70.0% | 60.7% |
DNP: Emmanuel Mudiay, Jarrell Brantley, Miye Oni, Rayjon Tucker
12:00Jump Ball Gobert vs. Jokic: Tip to MitchellDEN 011:44Gobert 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ingles 1 AST)DEN 011:27Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 011:27Gobert STEAL (1 STL)DEN 011:20Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)DEN 011:06Conley Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Wright)DEN 011:01Millsap 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)DEN 310:47Mitchell 4' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)DEN 310:34Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)DEN 610:15Conley 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)DEN 69:52Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)DEN 89:37Gobert 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Ingles 2 AST)DEN 89:37Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)DEN 89:37Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)DEN 89:19MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 89:15Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 89:08Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)DEN 88:52Murray 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)DEN 108:25Conley 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ingles 3 AST)DEN 108:02Jokic 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)DEN 127:39MISS Conley 7' Floating Jump ShotDEN 127:36Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 127:35MISS Gobert 4' Putback LayupDEN 127:33Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 127:30Millsap Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 127:19Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)DEN 127:19Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 127:19MISS Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 127:17Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 127:04Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)DEN 127:04O'Neale STEAL (1 STL)DEN 126:58MISS Ingles 24' 3PT Running Jump ShotDEN 126:53Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 126:48Clarkson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)DEN 126:48Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 136:48Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 146:28Clarkson 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 146:12MISS Murray 15' Step Back Jump ShotDEN 146:07O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 145:56Clarkson 6' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 145:37Morris 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)DEN 165:16MISS Clarkson 4' Driving Finger Roll LayupDEN 165:16Clarkson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 165:16MISS Clarkson 1' Tip Layup ShotDEN 165:16Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 165:10MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Running Jump ShotDEN 165:04Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 164:56Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)DEN 164:56MISS O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 164:56MISS O'Neale Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 164:54Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 164:36MISS Jokic 1' Driving Reverse LayupDEN 164:34Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 164:21Niang 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)DEN 163:59Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)DEN 183:51Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS)DEN 183:35Grant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)DEN 183:24Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (C.Kirkland)DEN 183:24MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 183:24MISS Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 183:22Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 183:03Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)DEN 212:39MISS Clarkson 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 212:34Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 212:27Murray 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS)DEN 232:07MISS Clarkson 27' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 232:04Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 232:01MISS Harris 3' Running Finger Roll LayupDEN 231:58Clarkson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 231:51Clarkson 3' Running Layup (6 PTS)DEN 231:33MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 231:30Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 231:28Niang 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)DEN 231:13Craig 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)DEN 260:58Murray S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Wright)DEN 260:58Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 260:58MISS Conley Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 260:57Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 260:49Bradley S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)DEN 260:49Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 270:49Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 280:32Conley 27' 3PT Step Back Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS)DEN 280:13Ingles P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)DEN 280:13Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)DEN 290:13Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)DEN 300:02MISS Conley 18' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 300:02Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 30The Nuggets beat the Jazz 119-107 on the road.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 50 points, while Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 44 points.
The Nuggets led by as many as 14 points. The lead changed hands 1 time and the score was tied 1 time.
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