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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**UTA**|**26**|**26**|**38**|**20**|**110**|[](/UTA)|
**DEN**|**28**|**33**|**31**|**23**|**115**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/UTA)**UTA**|**39-85 (45.9)**|**15-41 (36.6)**|**17-21 (81.0)**|**10**|**42**|**20**|**13**|**5**|**6**|**20**|**110**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**47-86 (54.7)**|**8-26 (30.8)**|**13-16 (81.3)**|**6**|**39**|**28**|**8**|**5**|**8**|**17**|**115**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
B. Brown^^SF|27:32|2-5 (40.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|4|2|1|0|1|3|4|+12|
A. Gordon^^PF|30:12|7-13 (53.8)|0-4 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0|1|1|0|2|0|3|15|+6|
N. Jokic^^C|35:22|11-20 (55.0)|1-4 (25.0)|8-10 (80.0)|3|12|14|3|1|4|3|31|+10|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|34:04|6-9 (66.7)|3-6 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|6|3|0|1|0|3|15|+9|
J. Murray^^PG|36:19|13-19 (68.4)|1-3 (33.3)|3-3 (100.0)|1|4|5|1|0|0|2|30|+11|
C. Braun|24:55|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|1-1 (100.0)|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|5|-12|
B. Hyland|21:09|4-14 (28.6)|3-7 (42.9)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|1|1|1|2|1|11|-5|
J. Green|17:48|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|1|0|0|1|0|2|-1|
D. Jordan|12:38|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|5|1|1|0|0|2|2|-5|
**Totals**||**47-86 (54.7)**|**8-26 (30.8)**|**13-16 (81.3)**|**6**|**39**|**28**|**8**|**5**|**8**|**17**|**115**||
**DNP:** ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Zeke Nnaji***, ***Davon Reed***, ***Ish Smith***, ***Peyton Watson***
**Inactive:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Michael Porter Jr.***, ***Jack White***
**[](/UTA)UTA**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Beasley^^SF|33:21|7-13 (53.8)|4-10 (40.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0|5|3|4|2|0|1|19|-8|
K. Olynyk^^PF|32:56|5-9 (55.6)|2-4 (50.0)|6-6 (100.0)|1|9|3|0|0|0|5|18|-7|
J. Vanderbilt^^C|25:56|2-7 (28.6)|0-1 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|2|5|4|2|3|0|4|6|-9|
T. Horton-Tucker^^SG|33:59|8-18 (44.4)|1-7 (14.3)|2-3 (66.7)|2|7|4|1|0|2|2|19|-6|
N. Alexander-Walker^^PG|39:50|9-16 (56.3)|5-10 (50.0)|4-5 (80.0)|1|3|2|6|0|1|4|27|-6|
O. Agbaji|19:36|2-8 (25.0)|2-5 (40.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|0|0|0|0|2|6|+2|
W. Kessler|22:04|4-6 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|2-3 (66.7)|2|8|0|0|0|3|2|10|+4|
L. Bolmaro|17:14|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|3|0|0|0|0|0|+3|
R. Gay|15:04|2-7 (28.6)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|1|0|0|0|0|5|+2|
**Totals**||**39-85 (45.9)**|**15-41 (36.6)**|**17-21 (81.0)**|**10**|**42**|**20**|**13**|**5**|**6**|**20**|**110**||
**DNP:** ***Udoka Azubuike***, ***Micah Potter***
**Inactive:** ***Jordan Clarkson***, ***Mike Conley***, ***Simone Fontecchio***, ***Johnny Juzang***, ***Lauri Markkanen***, ***Collin Sexton***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**UTA**|44|5|15|4|21|14|12|[](/UTA)|
**DEN**|66|8|17|11|20|9|21|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 10** | **Times Tied: 7** | **Gametime: 2:07** | **Attendance: 19636**
*Officials: Tre Maddox, Justin Van Duyne, Matt Kallio*
by BigHoneyBot
28 Comments
I get a win is a win but you start to get the sense esp with a game like tonight that:
A lot of joker and Mal’s teammates just try to wait for both of them to carry the rest of the team to the win
They don’t give a shit about playing good team defense for 3.5 quarters then try to all lock in at the end
You can’t keep playing with fire like that in this league it’s completely unsustainable and good teams will sense that instantly that shit def not working in the postseason too
Colorado School of Mines punches their ticket to the national title game and the Nuggets beat the Jazz. I got to see both in person. What a fantastic day
Blazers vs Wolves, same record. Don’t know who I want to lose. Probably the Blazers. They seem more dangerous.
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Coach had nice shout out to the fans ♥️
9-man rotation against the hospital Jazz seems odd.
Real quiet in this thread after the doomers had a field day in the 3Q
Jazz could legitimately be an all G-League team and they would still play like the championship GSW against us
Which team do we want to lose tomorrow?
Suns or Pelicans?
9 player rotation at only a quarter of the season. 32 minutes for Jordan and Green who literally did next to nothing in that time apart from running up and down like they were in the park.
9 man rotation and of those 2 veterans who barely run at the professional level. Jokic has to play at a stratospheric level for us to beat Utah without Markkanen, Clarkson, Conley, etc.
Malone drives me crazy with his slow veterans. The craziest thing for me is when he puts Jeff next to Jokic. Jokic needs help in rim protection and Malone gives him a slow old veteran with 3 freaking blocks in 370 minutes 😁
I mean, if he really thinks he’s playing with Jeff and Jordan together on the floor, we’re going to have to fight all the time.
We also shoot a little for 3 points. I miss Porter 👽
I didn’t realise I wasn’t wearing my Nuggets cap til the end of the game lmao.
So, anyone know if we’re getting MPJ back this season?
Bones has great defense tonigh
Hey can someone please tell me where we went wrong this game? Who’s your least favorite player? How much do you hate Malone? There isn’t nearly enough hate and negativity in this thread for a win.
Dawg we just lost the last 3 in a row can y’all stop bitching about the win that ends the streak please? There’s literally nothing wrong with accepting a win and celebrating it. What team are we really fans of here
Jokic once again took 20 or more FGA 🔥. Fuck being a CP3 advanced stat god, keep the kobe energy going big fella.
Game day?
Bones trying to bully inside like AG was funny.
That guy in the game thread who said he was rooting for our team to lose must be pretty mad
Doomers are something else
Nvm y’all are insufferable either way win or lose I’ll see you in the off day tomorrow
Hearing reports that Malone was out for so long mid-game because he struggled finding a photographer to document the massive shit he took.
Missed the majority of the game, caught most of the fourth. My summary is shut the fuck up and enjoy a win.
Why does this sub have so many fucking doomer assholes? They complain over everything i swear
Q1 – Held it down from inside but not out
Q2 – Held it down from outside but not in
Q3 – Didn’t hold it down for either
Q4 – Held it down for both
https://preview.redd.it/rr7p256ct85a1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0475183e8ad33d311c2e98890d70fd663d51cd8
My dog says nuggets dub
Is there anyone worse to watch play basketball than Kelly Olynyk?
Watching Jamal was amazing, when he’s locked in he just flicks the ball in from any angle. I hope the confidence stays for awhile
Personally I enjoy it when the Nuggets win. Guess I’m just built different.