NBA

Regular Season Round 144: Denver N. - Utah Jazz 134-132

Date: August 8, 2020
Third-ranked Jazz (42-28) was very close to win a game against first ranked Nuggets (47-23) in Denver. Nuggets managed to secure only two-point victory 134-132. However their fans expected easier game. Nuggets dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Jazz's 50 and made 23-of-30 charity shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Nuggets forced 22 Jazz turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. Jazz was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian center Nikola Jokic (209-95, agency: BeoBasket) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists and Canadian swingman Jamal Murray (198-97, college: Kentucky) who added 23 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was guard Donovan Mitchell (190-96, college: Louisville) with 35 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 8 assists and French center Rudy Gobert (216-92) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Jazz's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Nuggets maintains first position with 47-23 record. Jazz at the other side keeps the third place with 28 games lost.

  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)134
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
  OIQURQ zQ., baZhiRl 30 1-65 (15%) 6-2 (68.0%) 2-2 (655%) 4 2 66 8 3 5 8 6 5 6 84 84 64
  zIVaZ, XaVIli 38 7-60 (15%) 8-1 (44.4%) 1-1 (655%) 8 7 66 9 0 5 4 5 5 3 45 48 7
  buQQiF, ziBil 47 2-69 (39.6%) 8-2 (80%) 6-3 (80%) 8 65 68 2 6 5 5 6 5 8 84 84 9
  CQiaD, wIQQRF 43 3-9 (09.6%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 0 8 9 8 1 5 6 6 5 5 66 68 0
  ballsip, Oiul 88 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 -4
  GQijU, zRQiBa 39 1-2 (90%) 6-3 (80%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 8 8 6 4 5 8 8 5 6 86 62 8
  bIQQas, bIjUR 82 3-0 (25%) 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 60 63 -1
  OluBlRR, bisIj 61 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 7 -3
  gIJaRQ, Oz 61 8-3 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 8 5 8 5 5 8 3 4 -64
wIUil   38-96 (07.8%) 7-49 (83.4%) 84-45 (91.9%) 68 35 08 87 83 5 65 0 5 66 643 646  


  UTAH JAZZ (coach: Will Hardy)132
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
0 baUZhRll, gIjILij 39 9-69 (36.8%) 0-61 (46.4%) 1-9 (20.9%) 8 3 1 2 0 5 6 6 5 0 40 67 8
9 ojDlRs, zIR 31 6-8 (05%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 64 3 5 6 5 5 4 66 61 -83
65 CIjlRF, baVR 33 0-2 (18.0%) 4-66 (89.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6 3 0 0 8 5 6 5 5 0 85 64 -8
89 GIMRQU, eudF 36 7-61 (01.4%) 5-5 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 1 9 64 8 1 5 5 6 5 4 88 62 3
84 P'XRilR, eIFZR 47 5-5 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 6 65 66 8 0 5 8 6 5 6 1 64 -68
55 CliQVsIj, zIQdij 80 6-0 (85%) 0-7 (00.1%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 3 67 9 65
64 mQidlRF, wIjF 61 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 4 3 9 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 9 66 -3
46 XaijD, GRIQDRs 64 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 7 9 4
26 Pja, baFR 65 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 0 60
0 mQijUlRF, ziQQRll 9 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 -8
wIUil   80-05 (05.5%) 88-00 (35.5%) 61-88 (98.9%) 60 41 06 43 45 5 1 3 5 88 648 666  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)