Top Performers
Points
57
Mitchell
UTA
Rebounds
10
Jokić
DEN
Assists
9
Murray
DEN
Threes
6
Mitchell
UTA
46-97 (47.4%)
FG%
49-95 (51.6%)
16-47 (34.0%)
3PM
22-41 (53.7%)
17-23 (73.9%)
FTM
15-18 (83.3%)
52
Rebounds
41
16
Offensive Rebounds
8
36
Defensive Rebounds
33
18
Assists
23
6
Steals
10
4
Blocks
6
16
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
5
Biggest Lead
12
12
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
19
Ties
10
2019-20 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 5 |  Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 6 |  Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 7 |  Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
| 9 |  Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
| 13 |  Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
| 14 |  Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
| 15 |  Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets decisively defeated the Utah Jazz, 135 to 125, in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round on August 17, 2020.
Game Info
August 17, 2020
HP Field House
Bay Lake, Florida
#48 Scott Foster (Head Official)
#74 Curtis Blair
#4 Sean Wright
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ingles #7 | 43 | 19 | 5 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 3 | 3 | 6-14 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 63.8 |
R. O'Neale #00 | 32 | 3 | 7 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -20 | 1 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Morgan #16 | 25 | 3 | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
R. Gobert #27 | 42 | 17 | 7 (4) | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 1 | 5 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 62.3 |
D. Mitchell #45 | 43 | 57 | 9 (2) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 5 | 2 | 19-33 | 6-15 | 13-13 | 73.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clarkson #00 | 39 | 18 | 4 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 2 | 7 | 8-17 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 52.9 |
G. Niang #20 | 20 | 7 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
T. Bradley #13 | 11 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
E. Mudiay #0 | 10 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
M. Conley #10 | |||||||||||||
E. Davis #17 | |||||||||||||
N. Williams-Goss #0 | |||||||||||||
M. Oni #81 | |||||||||||||
R. Tucker #6 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 125 | 52 (16) | 18 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 46-97 | 16-47 | 17-23 | 58.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Craig #12 | 21 | 11 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 1 | 7 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 78.6 |
M. Porter Jr. #1 | 31 | 13 | 8 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 1 | 4 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
P. Millsap #24 | 29 | 8 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 36.8 |
N. Jokić #15 | 42 | 29 | 10 (1) | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 11-21 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 65.0 |
J. Murray #27 | 40 | 36 | 5 (2) | 9 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 3 | 4 | 13-20 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 82.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Grant #9 | 40 | 19 | 0 (0) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 65.4 |
M. Morris #23 | 29 | 14 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 74.2 |
PJ Dozier #35 | 20 | 3 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Plumlee #22 | 11 | 2 | 6 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
W. Barton #5 | |||||||||||||
T. Daniels #30 | |||||||||||||
N. Vonleh #21 | |||||||||||||
G. Harris #14 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
K. Bates-Diop #31 | |||||||||||||
B. Bol #11 | |||||||||||||
T. Cook #25 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 135 | 41 (8) | 23 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 49-95 | 22-41 | 15-18 | 65.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
R. O'Neale makes 28' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 10:59
N. Jokić makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 10:43
3-2
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' pullup three
1Q 10:15
3-5
J. Ingles makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:02
4-5
J. Ingles makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:02
5-5
N. Jokić makes 6' driving floater
1Q 09:47
5-7
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/1
1Q 09:47
5-8
J. Ingles makes driving finger roll
1Q 09:05
7-8
R. Gobert makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by J. Ingles
1Q 06:31
9-8
J. Murray makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 06:10
9-10
J. Ingles makes 27' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 05:57
12-10
N. Jokić makes 16' jump shot
1Q 05:39
12-12
R. Gobert makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by J. Ingles
1Q 05:29
14-12
T. Craig makes 23' three
Assisted by M. Porter Jr.
1Q 05:15
14-15
M. Porter Jr. makes 27' running pullup three
1Q 04:43
14-18
D. Mitchell makes 14' driving floater
1Q 04:28
16-18
T. Craig makes 26' three
Assisted by M. Morris
1Q 04:09
16-21
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 03:32
16-24
R. Gobert makes tip layup
1Q 03:13
18-24
J. Grant makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:37
18-25
G. Niang makes 10' bank shot
Assisted by J. Ingles
1Q 02:21
20-25
J. Clarkson makes 10' driving floater
1Q 01:51
22-25
PJ Dozier makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Morris
1Q 01:33
22-28
M. Morris makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Plumlee
1Q 01:02
22-31
J. Clarkson makes 26' stepback three
1Q 00:01
25-31
J. Clarkson makes 27' stepback three
2Q 11:34
28-31
J. Grant makes 29' three
Assisted by PJ Dozier
2Q 10:36
28-34
J. Grant makes 23' pullup
Assisted by M. Plumlee
2Q 09:35
28-36
M. Porter Jr. makes driving finger roll
2Q 09:00
28-38
D. Mitchell makes 27' three
Assisted by R. Gobert
2Q 08:45
31-38
N. Jokić makes 27' pullup three
2Q 08:37
31-41
D. Mitchell makes driving dunk
2Q 08:11
33-41
J. Grant makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:53
33-42
J. Grant makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:53
33-43
D. Mitchell makes 26' pullup three
2Q 07:42
36-43
R. Gobert makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Mitchell
2Q 07:15
38-43
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:24
39-43
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:24
40-43
D. Mitchell makes 28' stepback three
2Q 05:52
43-43
J. Murray makes 28' pullup three
2Q 05:36
43-46
J. Murray makes 15' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 05:09
43-48
J. Murray makes driving finger roll
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 04:40
43-50
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 04:33
43-51
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 04:33
43-52
J. Clarkson makes 8' driving floater
2Q 04:19
45-52
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
2Q 04:11
45-55
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:59
46-55
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:59
47-55
P. Millsap makes 8' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 03:14
47-57
P. Millsap makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Grant
2Q 02:19
47-59
J. Ingles makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
2Q 01:27
50-59
D. Mitchell makes 6' driving hook shot
Assisted by J. Ingles
2Q 00:00
52-59
R. Gobert makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 11:44
54-59
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
3Q 10:41
56-59
J. Ingles makes 28' pullup three
3Q 09:27
59-59
M. Porter Jr. makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Grant
3Q 07:53
59-62
R. Gobert makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Ingles
3Q 07:35
61-62
N. Jokić makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by J. Grant
3Q 07:19
61-64
M. Porter Jr. makes running layup
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 07:06
61-66
M. Morris makes 7' driving bank floater
3Q 06:37
61-68
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Ingles
3Q 06:25
63-68
D. Mitchell makes 14' driving floater
3Q 05:57
65-68
G. Niang makes 27' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 05:19
68-68
D. Mitchell makes driving reverse layup
3Q 04:36
70-68
J. Grant makes 9' driving floater
3Q 04:13
70-70
R. Gobert makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:58
71-70
R. Gobert makes driving reverse layup
3Q 03:53
73-70
N. Jokić makes 7' driving hook shot
3Q 03:39
73-72
G. Niang makes 14' floater
Assisted by J. Clarkson
3Q 03:21
75-72
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:09
75-73
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:09
75-74
M. Morris makes running layup
3Q 02:35
75-76
J. Clarkson makes driving reverse layup
3Q 02:21
77-76
D. Mitchell makes driving finger roll
3Q 01:59
79-76
M. Morris makes 11' driving bank floater
3Q 01:15
79-78
J. Ingles makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Morgan
3Q 00:34
82-78
E. Mudiay makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:10
83-78
P. Millsap makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:43
83-79
M. Plumlee makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by M. Morris
4Q 10:03
83-81
J. Clarkson makes 13' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 09:42
85-81
M. Morris makes driving layup
4Q 09:28
85-83
J. Ingles makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
4Q 09:10
88-83
T. Craig makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 08:47
88-86
D. Mitchell makes 12' driving floater
4Q 08:24
90-86
P. Millsap makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 07:49
90-89
J. Morgan makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
4Q 07:28
93-89
J. Grant makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Morris
4Q 07:00
93-92
J. Grant makes layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 06:41
93-94
D. Mitchell makes driving finger roll
4Q 06:29
95-94
N. Jokić makes 6' driving floater
4Q 06:07
95-96
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 05:53
96-96
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:53
97-96
T. Craig makes putback layup
4Q 05:32
97-98
D. Mitchell makes 28' pullup three
4Q 05:07
100-98
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:42
101-98
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:42
102-98
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 04:28
102-101
N. Jokić makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 03:57
102-103
R. Gobert makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
4Q 03:25
104-103
J. Murray makes 18' floater
4Q 03:13
104-105
D. Mitchell makes 28' pullup three
4Q 02:49
107-105
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
4Q 02:11
109-105
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
4Q 01:39
109-108
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:32
110-108
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:32
111-108
J. Murray makes 27' stepback three
4Q 01:25
111-111
J. Murray makes 19' stepback
4Q 01:00
111-113
D. Mitchell makes 23' stepback
4Q 00:49
113-113
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:26
113-114
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:26
113-115
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:22
114-115
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:22
115-115
J. Murray makes driving reverse layup
1Q 04:24
115-117
M. Morris makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 03:31
115-120
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
1Q 02:56
115-123
J. Clarkson makes 12' turnaround jump shot
1Q 02:14
117-123
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 01:53
117-126
J. Clarkson makes 6' floater
1Q 01:37
119-126
J. Murray makes 21' stepback
1Q 01:14
119-128
D. Mitchell makes 27' stepback three
1Q 01:08
122-128
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
1Q 00:46
122-131
J. Grant makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:23
122-132
J. Grant makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:23
122-133
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
1Q 00:19
124-133
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/1
1Q 00:19
125-133
J. Grant makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:14
125-134
J. Grant makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:14
125-135
46-97 (47.4%)
FG%
49-95 (51.6%)
16-47 (34.0%)
3PM
22-41 (53.7%)
17-23 (73.9%)
FTM
15-18 (83.3%)
52
Rebounds
41
16
Offensive Rebounds
8
36
Defensive Rebounds
33
18
Assists
23
6
Steals
10
4
Blocks
6
16
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
5
Biggest Lead
12
12
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
19
Ties
10
