DEN @ UTA — The Matchups

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Denver Nuggets

4-3 · 2-1 on the road

2026-12-12

6:30 PM PT

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Utah Jazz

1-7 · 1-4 at home

Biggest mismatches

DEN's offense ranks 6th in scoring efficiency, and UTA ranks 22nd defending it.

A clash of tempos: UTA plays at the 5th-fastest pace, DEN at the 24th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (DEN 7 games, UTA 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DENUTA

Scoring

115.413th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

107.827th · Bottom 5

114.721st · Below avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

119.024th · Below avg

+0.717th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

-11.227th · Bottom 5

Efficiency

116.26th · Above avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

103.728th · Bottom 5

113.423rd · Below avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

113.322nd · Below avg

+2.814th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-9.726th · Bottom 5

100.224th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

104.55th

Shooting

56.1%4th · Top 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

49.5%28th · Bottom 5

60.7%3rd · Top 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

53.8%27th · Bottom 5

11.921st · Below avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

11.623rd · Below avg

37.2%8th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

31.5%27th · Bottom 5

0.336th · Above avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.3012th · Average

Defense

54.4%21st · Below avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

52.6%13th · Average

10.73rd · Top 5

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

6.828th · Bottom 5

3.728th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

6.63rd · Top 5

Possessions

15.2%20th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

16.2%25th · Below avg

26.8%19th · Average

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

26.8%17th · Average

41.624th · Below avg

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

46.69th · Above avg

27.66th · Above avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

24.626th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Denver Nuggets

LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.

Utah Jazz

LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -11.2). Streak L6.

Key players

Denver Nuggets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jamal MurrayG	25.4	5.4	5.9	65.1
Nikola JokicC	23.4	9.7	9.3	57.9
Christian BraunG	14.6	3.9	2.3	66.9
Aaron GordonF	12.3	5.3	2.4	57.9

Utah Jazz

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Keyonte GeorgeG	22.0	4.0	5.9	57.4
Lauri MarkkanenF	17.1	6.6	2.1	56.0
Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C	16.2	5.0	2.0	61.0
Darryn PetersonG	12.6	4.0	3.8	46.5

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

DeMar DeRozan G · back ~2026-11-07 Out

Julian Strawther G · back ~2026-11-29 Out

Spencer Jones F · back ~2026-11-11 Out

Utah Jazz

Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~2026-12-14 Out

Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~2026-11-13 Out

Trey Alexander G · back ~2026-11-06 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.