Denver Nuggets
2026-11-27
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Utah Jazz
Biggest mismatches
DEN's offense ranks 8th in scoring efficiency, and UTA ranks 24th defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DEN 6 games, UTA 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DENUTA
Scoring
113.314th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
107.026th · Bottom 5
115.722nd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
118.924th · Below avg
-2.319th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-11.927th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
113.88th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
104.127th · Bottom 5
113.922nd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.324th · Below avg
-0.116th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-10.226th · Bottom 5
100.623rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
103.411th
Shooting
54.4%12th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.4%
49.5%27th · Bottom 5
59.1%7th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
54.0%25th · Below avg
12.320th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
11.725th · Below avg
37.0%8th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
33.1%22nd · Below avg
0.335th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3012th · Average
Defense
54.3%19th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.4%
53.7%16th · Average
10.73rd · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.7
6.628th · Bottom 5
4.223rd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.63rd · Top 5
Possessions
15.2%18th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.0%
16.0%25th · Below avg
26.6%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
26.3%19th · Average
42.519th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
46.310th · Above avg
26.316th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
24.725th · Below avg
Recent form
Denver NuggetsWLWWL
Last 5: average margin -0.4 (season -2.3). Streak L1.
Utah JazzLLLLL
Last 5: average margin -12.8 (season -11.9). Streak L5.
Key players
Denver Nuggets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 27.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 66.2 |
| Nikola JokicC | 22.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 55.3 |
| Christian BraunG | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 64.6 |
| Aaron GordonF | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 53.5 |
Utah Jazz| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 19.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 56.8 |
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 16.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 55.3 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 13.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 47.5 |
Injury report
Denver NuggetsJulian Strawther G · Left Knee Sprain · back ~2026-11-29
Out
Spencer Jones F · Bilateral Hamstring Injury Management · back ~2026-11-11
Out
Utah JazzJaren Jackson Jr. F-C · Right MCL Tear · back ~2026-12-14
Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · Right 2nd Plantar Plate Tear · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.