The Jazz rank 28th in the NBA in offensive rating (103.7), and the Nuggets rank 23rd in defensive rating (113.4). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.
League average is 110.8, so the Jazz are 7.1 below it. Keyonte George leads them with 22.0 points a game on 57.4% true shooting.
Keyonte George (22.0, 25th) and Jamal Murray (25.4, 11th) both sit in the top 25 in points per game.
Keyonte George: 4.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 32.4 minutes, 57.4% true shooting. Jamal Murray: 5.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 37.0 minutes, 65.1% true shooting.
The Jazz (1-7) are last in the West; the Nuggets (4-3) are 9th in the West. Same conference, so the result moves both in the West race.
Away record: Jazz 0-3. Home record: Nuggets 2-2. Streaks: Jazz L6, Nuggets W1.
The Nuggets rank 4th in the NBA in effective field goal % (56.1%), and the Jazz rank 13th in opponent eFG% (52.6%). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.
League average is 53.3%, so the Nuggets are 2.9 points above it. Jamal Murray leads them with 25.4 points a game on 65.1% true shooting.
Season before this game (UTA 8 games, DEN 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
UTADENUtah JazzLast 5: average margin -12.4 (season -11.2). Streak L6.
Denver NuggetsLast 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.
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 |
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 JazzDenver NuggetsTeam numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.