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Jokic leads the Nuggets to a 122-103 win over the Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Jokic scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the first quarter alone to rally Denver from an early 12-point deficit.
Jamal Murray added 22 points, eight assists and four steals for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Christian Braun finished with 18 points and seven boards.
Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 26 points. Keyonte George scored 23, including five 3-pointers. Walker Kessler chipped in with 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Utah played without injured starters Lauri Markkanen and John Collins.
Denver broke open a close game behind a 21-4 run extending from the middle of the second quarter into the third. With three baskets apiece, Murray and Porter fueled the spurt, which gave the Nuggets a 70-53 lead.
Utah trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Nuggets: Jokic proved too much for the shorthanded Jazz to handle. His efficient offense helped Denver turn a sluggish start into a blowout victory.
Jazz: Micah Potter and Svi Mykhailiuk made their first starts of the season. They combined for 16 points, and Potter grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds.
After George tied it on a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter, the Nuggets held the Jazz to two baskets during an eight-minute stretch spanning the second and third quarters.
Denver scored 28 points off 18 Utah turnovers. Takeaways also helped the Nuggets tally 33 fast-break points.
The Nuggets play at the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, while the Jazz host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Walker Kessler (Micah Potter gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:22 |  | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point cutting layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:47 | | Walker Kessler blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Micah Potter turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:04 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:47 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:09 | | +3 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point jump shot (Micah Potter assists) | 4-8 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point pullup jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 6-11 |
| 8:23 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 6-13 |
| 7:59 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point running pullup jump shot | 6-16 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 8-16 |
| 7:10 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-19 |
| 6:54 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Keyonte George misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-19 |
| 6:37 | | Micah Potter defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:37 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point layup | 10-21 |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-21 |
| 6:04 | | Micah Potter shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:02 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 12-24 |
| 5:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 14-24 |
| 4:51 | | Isaiah Collier misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Micah Potter offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Micah Potter offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaiah Collier assists) | 14-26 |
| 4:23 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 17-26 |
| 3:55 | | Isaiah Collier turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | Johnny Juzang shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-26 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 3:39 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running finger roll layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 21-26 |
| 3:05 | | +3 | Isaiah Collier makes three point jump shot (Johnny Juzang assists) | 21-29 |
| 2:53 | | Drew Eubanks personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 2:40 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 25-29 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 25-31 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 27-31 |
| 1:42 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-32 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 1:33 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point pullup jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 30-33 |
| 1:17 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Johnny Juzang blocks Hunter Tyson's two point running layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 1:04 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 0:52 | | Russell Westbrook blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point putback layup | 32-35 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 34-35 |
| 0:27 | | Isaiah Collier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 37-35 |
| 11:30 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup (Johnny Juzang assists) | 37-37 |
| 11:20 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-40 |
| 10:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Micah Potter turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point running pullup jump shot | 40-40 |
| 10:14 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Micah Potter draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Isaiah Collier turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Isaiah Collier draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Isaiah Collier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:35 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Isaiah Collier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:33 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Julian Strawther offensive foul (Charge) (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Julian Strawther turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Hunter Tyson blocks Micah Potter's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point tip layup | 40-42 |
| 9:01 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:52 | | Hunter Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point running layup | 40-44 |
| 8:41 | | Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-44 |
| 8:41 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-44 |
| 8:27 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 45-44 |
| 7:47 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:26 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-46 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 47-46 |
| 6:36 | | DeAndre Jordan blocks Keyonte George's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Micah Potter offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup | 49-46 |
| 6:14 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 49-49 |
| 5:37 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Isaiah Collier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 5:09 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Johnny Juzang offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving reverse layup | 51-49 |
| 4:20 | | Johnny Juzang misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Walker Kessler personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 53-49 |
| 3:47 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Walker Kessler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:47 |