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Nikola Jokic scores team-high 27 points, leading the Nuggets past the Jazz 129-103
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 27 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 20 as the Denver Nuggets used a third-quarter offensive surge to beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 on Saturday night for their first home win of the season.
Julian Strawther added 19 points and Christian Braun 17 for the Nuggets, who sent the winless Jazz to their sixth consecutive loss to start the season. Jokic also had 16 rebounds and nine assists.
Utah was led by Walker Kessler with 18 points and 14 rebounds and Johnny Juzang with 17 points.
Both teams were dealing with injuries. Russell Westbrook started in place of Nuggets star Jamal Murray, who remained in concussion protocol after suffering a head injury in a collision with Julius Randle at Minnesota on Friday.
Utah has been leaning on rookies Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski, who were in the starting lineup, in the absence of Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) and Taylor Hendricks (broken leg).
Utah committed 24 turnovers that the Nuggets turned into 39 points.
Jazz: Utah kept it fairly close in the first half but wore down in the third quarter, when it fell behind by 24 points.
Nuggets: Denver began its home campaign with losses to the Thunder and the Clippers before defeating Utah. The victory was in keeping with their home record against sub-.500 teams at home last season, when they were 15-0.
Utah fought back from a 17-point first-quarter deficit to tie the game at 42-all midway through the second quarter. But Denver responded with a 14-0 run that featured 3-pointers by Braun and Porter, helping the Nuggets go on top 65-56 at halftime.
Jokic scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore the Jazz 34-19.
The Jazz continue their four-game road trip Monday night in Chicago while the Nuggets host the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Walker Kessler vs. Nikola Jokic (Keyonte George gains possession) | ||
| 11:32 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 |  | Walker Kessler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:32 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +1 | Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:20 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:20 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:17 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 3-2 |
| 10:30 | | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup (Keyonte George assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 5-6 |
| 9:31 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 5-8 |
| 8:51 | | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Kyle Filipowski personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:09 | | Jazz turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:59 | | Kyle Filipowski personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-11 |
| 7:35 | | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-14 |
| 7:30 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | John Collins misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point running jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 5-17 |
| 6:43 | | John Collins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | John Collins shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-18 |
| 6:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-19 |
| 6:21 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 8-19 |
| 6:02 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8-22 |
| 5:46 | | +2 | Johnny Juzang makes two point driving finger roll layup (Keyonte George assists) | 10-22 |
| 5:21 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Juzang steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point running dunk (Johnny Juzang assists) | 12-22 |
| 5:02 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | Christian Braun misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Brice Sensabaugh personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:49 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:45 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 15-22 |
| 4:33 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Keyonte George misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | John Collins personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-24 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point layup | 17-24 |
| 3:45 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | John Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:41 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 17-26 |
| 3:17 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:08 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Peyton Watson's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-28 |
| 2:57 | | Johnny Juzang turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 2:55 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | ||
| 2:55 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Jump ball. Drew Eubanks vs. Christian Braun (Patty Mills gains possession) | ||
| 2:46 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Johnny Juzang draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 18-28 |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-28 |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-28 |
| 2:34 | | John Collins personal foul (Away from play) (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-29 |
| 2:32 | | Julian Strawther offensive foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | Julian Strawther turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Patty Mills turnover (bad pass) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Hunter Tyson makes two point running layup | 20-31 |
| 2:16 | | Johnny Juzang shooting foul (Hunter Tyson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +1 | Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-32 |
| 2:07 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:48 | | Drew Eubanks turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point floating jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 20-34 |
| 1:18 | | Cody Williams misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists) | 20-37 |
| 0:53 | | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Johnny Juzang draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 21-37 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-37 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-37 |
| 0:14 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists) | 26-37 |
| 0:01 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:47 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-38 |
| 11:47 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-39 |
| 11:36 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (lost ball) (Drew Eubanks steals) | ||
| 11:23 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-39 |
| 11:23 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-39 |
| 11:01 | | Peyton Watson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | DeAndre Jordan misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point turnaround hook shot | 30-39 |
| 10:28 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point running pullup jump shot (Patty Mills assists) | 33-39 |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point stepback jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 33-42 |
| 9:41 | | +3 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point stepback jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 36-42 |
| 9:23 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-42 |
| 8:46 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | Patty Mills misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 |