Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationJamal Murray's 45 points help Nuggets beat the Jazz 128-125
Utah's Keyonte George scored 36 points, but was denied two free throws that could have given the Jazz the lead on what would have been Nikola Jokic's sixth foul with 16.3 seconds remaining — a shooting foul that was reversed to a blocked shot after a lengthy review.
Jokic, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds, made two free throws with 6.1 seconds left and George missed a last-second 3-pointer as the Nuggets escaped with the win.
Cam Johnson was a late scratch with a hurt ankle, but Julian Strawther scored 15 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 13 for Denver.
With Jokic on the bench and most of his teammates lacking energy in the second game of a back to back, Murray made five 3s and scored 18 points in the third quarter to push the Nuggets to a 100-93 lead entering the fourth. Murray was 13 of 19 from the field and had eight 3s along with seven turnovers.
George, in his second game back after missing three weeks to ankle sprains, matched Murray's shot-making in 30 minutes of action on 14-for-22 shooting, with four 3s. His dunk with 2:13 left gave Utah a 122-118 lead.
Lauri Markkanen and most of Utah's starters and rotation regulars have been shelved due to injury, but the Jazz never let the Nuggets' lead reach double figures.
Kyle Filipowski scored 19 points and Ace Bailey had 18 for the Jazz, who have lost six straight.
Denver had lost three of four, including a 117-108 loss to Minnesota on Sunday night and the consecutive games seemed to take a toll.
Utah: Vists the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 128 - 125 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 128 - 125 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
John Konchar enters the game for Kyle Filipowski | 128 - 125 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
Nuggets Full timeout | 128 - 125 |
| 4th 1.6 | |
Nikola Jokic enters the game for Zeke Nnaji | 128 - 125 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-74 | FG | 44-86 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 16-39 | 3PT | 15-39 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 32-35 | FT | 22-26 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fouls | 28 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 22 | Lead Changes | 22 |
| 60 | Percent Led | 31 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Collier, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Kyle Filipowski, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Elijah Harkless, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Keyonte George, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon, F | Out | May 1 |
| Peyton Watson, G | Out | Apr 29 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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