September 1, 2020 · First Round · Game 7 · 8:30 PM EDT
DEN wins 4-3
Biggest lead UTA by 5 · DEN by 19 · 3 lead changes
Q4 3:59+19% DENJokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)UTA 72 · DEN 74
Q4 2:44+22% UTAMitchell 2' Driving Layup (22 PTS)UTA 74 · DEN 74
Q4 2:32+23% DENMurray 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (15 PTS)UTA 74 · DEN 76
Q4 0:47+32% UTAGobert Alley Oop Dunk (19 PTS) (Conley 7 AST)UTA 78 · DEN 78Q4 0:27+42% DENJokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (30 PTS)UTA 78 · DEN 80| 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 | 18/32 56% | 11/24 46% |
| Paint | 2/9 22% | 3/9 33% |
| Mid-range | 2/4 50% | 9/19 47% |
| Corner 3 | 3/14 21% | 4/10 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/20 25% | 4/21 19% |
| DMDonovan MitchellG | 43 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 9-22 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +3 | 48.1% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 41.7% |
MC Mike ConleyG | 40 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2-13 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 27.1% |
JI Joe InglesF-G | 39 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.0% |
| RGRudy GobertC | 39 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 64.4% |
JC Jordan ClarksonG | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 53.0% |
JM Juwan MorganF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 13.3% |
GN Georges NiangF | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 75.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 78 | 48 | 16 | 30-79 | 8-34 | 10-15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Shooting | 38.0% | 23.5% | 66.7% | 45.6% |
DNP: Emmanuel Mudiay, Jarrell Brantley, Miye Oni, Rayjon Tucker, Tony Bradley
| JMJamal MurrayG | 41 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7-21 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 38.8% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 39 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12-23 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 60.6% |
JG Jerami GrantF | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 30.0% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 25 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 43.8% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 34 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 38.9% |
GH Gary HarrisG | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 20.2% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 54.3% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 80 | 46 | 21 | 31-83 | 8-31 | 10-13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 37.3% | 25.8% | 76.9% | 45.1% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, PJ Dozier, Troy Daniels
12:00Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to MitchellUTA 011:38Ingles 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)UTA 311:22Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 311:22O'Neale STEAL (1 STL)UTA 311:17Ingles 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)UTA 510:55Jokic 1' Layup (2 PTS)UTA 510:38MISS Conley 10' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 510:35Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 510:26Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)UTA 510:02MISS Ingles 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 59:59Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 59:49MISS Grant 3PT Jump ShotUTA 59:46Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 59:28Gobert Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)UTA 79:05Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)UTA 78:47Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 78:47Morris STEAL (1 STL)UTA 78:39Millsap 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)UTA 78:27MISS Gobert 1' Hook ShotUTA 78:11MISS Grant 1' LayupUTA 78:09Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 78:00MISS Ingles 1' Driving LayupUTA 77:59Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 77:55Millsap Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)UTA 77:55Millsap Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 77:46Gobert Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 77:33Morris 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)UTA 77:18MISS Conley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotUTA 77:16Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 76:51Murray 21' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)UTA 76:35Mitchell 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)UTA 96:12Murray 19' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)UTA 95:48Gobert Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Ingles 1 AST)UTA 115:24Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)UTA 115:24Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)UTA 115:24Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)UTA 115:00MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotUTA 114:56Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 114:39Grant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)UTA 114:17Clarkson 7' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)UTA 134:07O'Neale P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)UTA 133:53MISS Jokic 17' Turnaround Jump ShotUTA 133:50Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 133:47Mitchell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)UTA 133:36Jokic 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)UTA 133:16MISS Conley 14' Driving Floating Jump ShotUTA 133:14Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 132:59Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)UTA 132:36Niang 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 3 AST)UTA 162:10Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)UTA 161:55MISS Niang 3PT Jump ShotUTA 161:51Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 161:41Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)UTA 161:24Harris P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)UTA 161:15MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 161:12Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)UTA 161:05MISS Craig 26' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 161:02Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 160:55Gobert 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Niang 1 AST)UTA 180:35MISS Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway ShotUTA 180:32Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)UTA 180:31MISS Jokic 1' Putback LayupUTA 180:30Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 180:29Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)UTA 180:29Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)UTA 180:28Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 180:28Conley STEAL (1 STL)UTA 180:21Niang 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)UTA 210:03Conley P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)UTA 210:00MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotUTA 21The Nuggets edged the Jazz 80-78 at home.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 30 points and 14 rebounds, while Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 22 points.
The Nuggets took the lead for good with 0:27 left in Q4. The Nuggets led by as many as 19 points. The lead changed hands 3 times and the score was tied 8 times.
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