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Utah Jazz
1-8 · 0-4 on the road
Wed 2/17
6:00 PM PT
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4-3 · 2-2 at home
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JazzOffense
NuggetsDefense

The Jazz rank 29th in the NBA in offensive rating (103.1), and the Nuggets rank 22nd in defensive rating (113.4). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.

League average is 110.9, so the Jazz are 7.7 below it. Keyonte George leads them with 21.3 points a game on 57.1% true shooting.

2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Keyonte GeorgeTop scorer · UTA
Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN
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2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Jazz1-8
Nuggets4-3
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2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
NuggetsOffense
JazzDefense
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Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (UTA 9 games, DEN 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

UTADEN
Scoring
106.927th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
115.413th · Average
118.224th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
114.720th · Average
-11.326th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+0.718th · Average
Efficiency
103.129th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
116.25th · Top 5
113.121st · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
113.422nd · Below avg
-10.026th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+2.814th · Average
104.16th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.224th
Shooting
49.9%28th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
56.1%4th · Top 5
54.1%28th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
60.7%4th · Top 5
12.021st · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
11.924th · Below avg
32.3%27th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
37.2%9th · Above avg
0.2916th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.336th · Above avg
Defense
51.9%12th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.4%20th · Average
6.828th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
10.73rd · Top 5
6.72nd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.727th · Bottom 5
Possessions
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
15.2%21st · Below avg
26.0%19th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
26.8%16th · Average
46.09th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
41.624th · Below avg
24.725th · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.67th · Above avg

Recent form

Utah Jazz
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -13.8 (season -11.3). Streak L7.

Denver Nuggets
LWWLW

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

Key players

Utah Jazz
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Keyonte GeorgeG 21.34.26.257.1
Lauri MarkkanenF 18.06.82.056.7
Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C 16.25.02.061.0
Darryn PetersonG 13.63.83.949.5
Denver Nuggets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jamal MurrayG 25.45.45.965.1
Nikola JokicC 23.49.79.357.9
Christian BraunG 14.63.92.366.9
Aaron GordonF 12.35.32.457.9

Injury report

Utah Jazz
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~12/14 Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~11/20 Out
Trey Alexander G · back ~11/6 Out
Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther G · Left Knee Sprain · back ~11/29 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.

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