Top Performers
Points
27
Markkanen
UTA
Rebounds
14
Nurkić
UTA
Assists
13
Jokić
DEN
Threes
6
Hardaway Jr.
DEN
41-96 (42.7%)
FG%
46-92 (50.0%)
14-41 (34.1%)
3PM
24-47 (51.1%)
16-19 (84.2%)
FTM
19-25 (76.0%)
49
Rebounds
51
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
38
Defensive Rebounds
42
30
Assists
37
5
Steals
8
1
Blocks
7
14
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
19
15
Fastbreak Points
37
46
Points In Paint
40
13
Second Chance Points
8
19
Fouls
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Biggest Lead
29
8
Longest Unanswered Run
19
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2025-26 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 7 | .811 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 11 | .694 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 6.0 | |
| 7 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 13.5 | |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 29 | .216 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 8 | 30 | .211 | 22.5 |
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The Denver Nuggets dominated the Utah Jazz, 135 to 112, on December 22.
Game Info
December 22, 2025
League Pass
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#74 Curtis Blair (Head Official)
#13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich
#20 Jenna Schroeder
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mykhailiuk #10 | 14 | 6 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
A. Bailey #19 | 24 | 10 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 0 | 5 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 36.0 |
L. Markkanen #23 | 36 | 27 | 8 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 3 | 4 | 10-20 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 60.8 |
J. Nurkić #30 | 35 | 17 | 14 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -31 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 69.7 |
K. George #3 | 34 | 20 | 8 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 4 | 3 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 63.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Collier #8 | 24 | 2 | 2 (0) | 9 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
B. Sensabaugh #28 | 23 | 14 | 6 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 52.6 |
W. Clayton Jr. #13 | 17 | 6 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
K. Filipowski #22 | 13 | 5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 125.0 |
T. Hendricks #0 | 13 | 5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
C. Williams #5 | 8 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. Love #42 | |||||||||||||
K. Anderson #2 | |||||||||||||
G. Niang #31 | |||||||||||||
W. Kessler #24 | |||||||||||||
O. Tshiebwe #34 | |||||||||||||
E. Harkless #16 | |||||||||||||
J. Tonje #17 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 112 | 49 (11) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 41-96 | 14-41 | 16-19 | 53.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Watson #8 | 28 | 20 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 92.9 |
S. Jones #21 | 20 | 3 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +26 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 19.3 |
C. Johnson #23 | 29 | 20 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +31 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 101.2 |
N. Jokić #15 | 29 | 14 | 13 (2) | 13 | 2 | 3 | +22 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 79.9 |
J. Murray #27 | 27 | 27 | 6 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 6-12 | 5-6 | 72.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 27 | 15 | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 25 | 21 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 78.8 |
J. Pickett #24 | 22 | 3 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | 16 | 12 | 11 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 50.5 |
J. Strawther #3 | 11 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
H. Tyson #5 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 3 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Gordon #32 | |||||||||||||
C. Braun #0 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bates #7 | |||||||||||||
C. Jones #1 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 135 | 51 (9) | 37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 46-92 | 24-47 | 19-25 | 65.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
N. Jokić makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by S. Jones
1Q 11:38
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 11:00
P. Watson makes 23' three
Assisted by S. Jones
1Q 09:57
J. Murray makes 25' running pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 09:26
P. Watson makes running finger roll
Assisted by C. Johnson
1Q 09:09
P. Watson makes 24' running three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 08:23
J. Murray makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 08:04
B. Sensabaugh makes 27' three
Assisted by K. George
1Q 07:06
3-19
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by S. Jones
1Q 06:53
3-22
P. Watson makes running dunk
1Q 06:41
3-24
B. Sensabaugh makes driving dunk
1Q 06:00
5-24
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 05:56
5-27
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 25' running pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 05:29
5-30
S. Jones makes cutting layup
Assisted by P. Watson
1Q 05:00
5-32
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:42
5-33
T. Hendricks makes 24' running three
Assisted by I. Collier
1Q 04:03
8-33
L. Markkanen makes 8' turnaround jump shot
1Q 03:28
10-33
L. Markkanen makes free throw 1/1
1Q 03:28
11-33
K. George makes 9' pullup
1Q 02:59
13-33
C. Johnson makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 02:43
13-36
K. George makes driving finger roll
Assisted by I. Collier
1Q 02:14
15-36
B. Brown makes running dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 01:33
15-38
N. Jokić makes 5' driving floater
1Q 00:35
15-40
L. Markkanen makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Nurkić
2Q 11:52
17-40
C. Johnson makes 25' stepback three
Assisted by J. Valančiūnas
2Q 11:08
17-43
B. Brown makes 12' running pullup
2Q 10:42
17-45
A. Bailey makes 11' pullup
Assisted by W. Clayton Jr.
2Q 10:16
19-45
J. Nurkić makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:47
20-45
C. Johnson makes 25' stepback three
Assisted by J. Pickett
2Q 09:34
20-48
L. Markkanen makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by I. Collier
2Q 09:23
22-48
J. Valančiūnas makes cutting dunk
Assisted by C. Johnson
2Q 09:06
22-50
W. Clayton Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by I. Collier
2Q 08:24
25-50
A. Bailey makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by I. Collier
2Q 07:55
27-50
J. Valančiūnas makes tip layup
2Q 06:17
27-52
J. Murray makes 3' turnaround hook shot
2Q 05:50
27-54
A. Bailey makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:33
28-54
A. Bailey makes 23' stepback three
Assisted by C. Williams
2Q 05:01
31-54
J. Nurkić makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:39
32-54
J. Murray makes 25' stepback three
2Q 03:49
32-57
S. Mykhailiuk makes 23' three
Assisted by K. George
2Q 03:20
35-57
J. Murray makes 25' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 03:04
35-60
K. George makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:52
36-60
K. George makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:52
37-60
J. Nurkić makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by K. George
2Q 02:31
39-60
C. Johnson makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 02:18
39-63
K. George makes driving finger roll
2Q 02:00
41-63
C. Johnson makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 01:47
41-66
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:12
41-67
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:12
41-68
L. Markkanen makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:06
42-68
L. Markkanen makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:06
43-68
S. Mykhailiuk makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Nurkić
2Q 00:13
46-68
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:00
46-69
N. Jokić makes 10' floater
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 11:35
46-71
K. George makes driving layup
3Q 11:11
48-71
J. Nurkić makes reverse layup
Assisted by L. Markkanen
3Q 10:37
50-71
J. Nurkić makes free throw 1/1
3Q 10:37
51-71
J. Murray makes 21' pullup
3Q 10:24
51-73
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
3Q 10:08
51-74
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
3Q 10:08
51-75
K. George makes driving finger roll
3Q 09:25
53-75
P. Watson makes 7' floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 08:32
53-77
L. Markkanen makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Nurkić
3Q 08:19
55-77
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:00
55-78
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:00
55-79
K. George makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by J. Nurkić
3Q 07:45
58-79
P. Watson makes running layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 07:10
58-81
P. Watson makes 26' running three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 06:53
58-84
L. Markkanen makes cutting layup
3Q 06:39
60-84
C. Johnson makes 26' three
Assisted by P. Watson
3Q 05:59
60-87
L. Markkanen makes 23' three
Assisted by B. Sensabaugh
3Q 05:44
63-87
S. Jones makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:37
63-88
L. Markkanen makes 18' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 05:16
65-88
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:00
65-89
I. Collier makes driving layup
3Q 04:51
67-89
N. Jokić makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 04:38
67-91
J. Murray makes 26' running pullup three
3Q 04:20
67-94
L. Markkanen makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:08
68-94
L. Markkanen makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:08
69-94
B. Sensabaugh makes running layup
Assisted by K. George
3Q 03:50
71-94
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:32
71-95
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:32
71-96
K. Filipowski makes running layup
Assisted by I. Collier
3Q 03:05
73-96
K. George makes 25' three
Assisted by I. Collier
3Q 02:40
76-96
K. Filipowski makes 23' three
Assisted by I. Collier
3Q 02:00
79-96
B. Brown makes driving finger roll
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 01:30
79-98
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 27' running three
Assisted by B. Brown
3Q 00:55
79-101
B. Brown makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 00:32
79-103
B. Sensabaugh makes 2' driving bank floater
Assisted by K. George
3Q 00:25
81-103
B. Sensabaugh makes free throw 1/1
3Q 00:25
82-103
B. Sensabaugh makes running dunk
Assisted by I. Collier
3Q 00:00
84-103
J. Valančiūnas makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 11:07
84-105
B. Sensabaugh makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:43
85-105
B. Sensabaugh makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:43
86-105
J. Nurkić makes tip layup
4Q 10:09
88-105
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 09:36
88-108
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 09:08
88-111
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' running three
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 08:50
88-114
K. George makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:41
89-114
K. George makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:41
90-114
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1/3
4Q 08:32
90-115
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2/3
4Q 08:32
90-116
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3/3
4Q 08:32
90-117
C. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:18
90-118
C. Johnson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:18
90-119
L. Markkanen makes 5' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by J. Nurkić
4Q 08:05
92-119
B. Brown makes running alley-oop layup
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
4Q 07:22
92-121
L. Markkanen makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by J. Nurkić
4Q 07:01
95-121
J. Nurkić makes 27' three
Assisted by W. Clayton Jr.
4Q 06:23
98-121
B. Brown makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Strawther
4Q 06:01
98-124
J. Nurkić makes 9' floater
Assisted by W. Clayton Jr.
4Q 05:42
100-124
J. Nurkić makes 25' three
Assisted by K. George
4Q 05:18
103-124
J. Valančiūnas makes 9' floater
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 04:58
103-126
W. Clayton Jr. makes 27' three
Assisted by K. George
4Q 04:46
106-126
J. Valančiūnas makes cutting layup
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
4Q 04:19
106-128
L. Markkanen makes tip layup
4Q 03:28
108-128
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:09
108-129
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:09
108-130
A. Bailey makes 19' pullup
Assisted by W. Clayton Jr.
4Q 03:01
110-130
B. Brown makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 02:35
110-132
T. Hendricks makes running layup
Assisted by K. Filipowski
4Q 01:52
112-132
J. Pickett makes 25' stepback three
4Q 00:52
112-135
41-96 (42.7%)
FG%
46-92 (50.0%)
14-41 (34.1%)
3PM
24-47 (51.1%)
16-19 (84.2%)
FTM
19-25 (76.0%)
49
Rebounds
51
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
38
Defensive Rebounds
42
30
Assists
37
5
Steals
8
1
Blocks
7
14
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
19
15
Fastbreak Points
37
46
Points In Paint
40
13
Second Chance Points
8
19
Fouls
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Biggest Lead
29
8
Longest Unanswered Run
19
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
