The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 135-112 on Dec 22, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Utah Jazz box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-20 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Keyonte George | 34 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 35 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Ace Bailey | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Collier | 24 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Cody Williams | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 112 | 49 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 41-96 | 14-41 | 16-19 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 27 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 6-12 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 28 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Nikola Jokic | 29 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 210 | 120 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 39-82 | 23-46 | 19-25 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Jazz · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 20, 2025: ORL 128, UTAH 127 · Next Dec 23, 2025: MEM 137, UTAH 128
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 20, 2025: HOU 115, DEN 101 · Next Dec 23, 2025: DEN 130, DAL 131