DENVER -- — 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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

Jokic scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore the Jazz 34-19.

Up next

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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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Walker Kessler vs. Nikola Jokic (Keyonte George gains possession)	0	0
11:32	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	0	0
11:32	Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:32	Jazz offensive team rebound	0	0
11:32	Walker Kessler makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:20	Walker Kessler shooting foul	0	1
11:20	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:20	Nuggets offensive team rebound	0	1
11:20	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:17	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	0	1
11:00	Kyle Filipowski makes 2-foot dunk (Keyonte George assists)	0	3
10:47	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	0	3
10:43	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	0	3
10:43	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	2	3
10:30	Collin Sexton bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	2	3
10:21	Michael Porter Jr. makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	3
10:00	Cody Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (Keyonte George assists)	4	5
9:44	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	6	5
9:31	Keyonte George misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:27	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	6	5
9:21	Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:19	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	6	5
9:10	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)	6	5
9:06	Christian Braun makes two point shot	8	5
8:51	Cody Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	5
8:47	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	8	5
8:41	Kyle Filipowski personal foul	8	5
8:33	Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	5
8:09	shot clock turnover	8	5
8:09	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Cody Williams	8	5
7:59	Kyle Filipowski personal foul	8	5
7:57	Collin Sexton personal foul	8	5
7:48	Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	5
7:35	Collin Sexton bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	11	5
7:32	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	5
7:30	Jazz Full timeout	14	5
7:30	John Collins enters the game for Collin Sexton	14	5
7:30	Johnny Juzang enters the game for Kyle Filipowski	14	5
7:12	John Collins misses 9-foot hook shot	14	5
7:09	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	14	5
7:05	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists)	17	5
6:43	John Collins misses driving floating jump shot	17	5
6:41	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	5
6:34	John Collins shooting foul	17	5
6:34	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	18	5
6:34	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Walker Kessler	18	5
6:34	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	19	5
6:21	Brice Sensabaugh makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Collins assists)	19	8
6:02	Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	22	8
5:46	Johnny Juzang makes 5-foot two point shot (Keyonte George assists)	22	10
5:21	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Johnny Juzang steals)	22	10
5:17	John Collins makes 2-foot dunk (Johnny Juzang assists)	22	12
5:02	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Brice Sensabaugh steals)	22	12
4:56	Brice Sensabaugh bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	22	12
4:52	Christian Braun misses running pullup jump shot	22	12
4:49	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	22	12
4:49	Brice Sensabaugh personal foul	22	12
4:49	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	22	12
4:49	Nuggets offensive team rebound	22	12
4:49	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	22	12
4:49	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	22	12
4:45	John Collins defensive rebound	22	12
4:33	Keyonte George makes 26-foot three point jumper (John Collins assists)	22	15
4:33	Nuggets Full timeout	22	15
4:33	Julian Strawther enters the game for Russell Westbrook	22	15
4:19	Michael Porter Jr. misses 5-foot two point shot	22	15
4:17	Keyonte George defensive rebound	22	15
4:07	Keyonte George misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	22	15
4:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	22	15
4:00	John Collins personal foul	22	15
4:00	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	23	15
4:00	Patty Mills enters the game for Keyonte George	23	15
4:00	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	24	15
3:45	John Collins makes layup	24	17
3:45	Christian Braun shooting foul	24	17
3:45	John Collins misses free throw 1 of 1	24	17
3:41	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	24	17
3:26	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	26	17
3:17	Brice Sensabaugh traveling	26	17
3:08	Drew Eubanks blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot driving layup	26	17
3:07	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	26	17
3:07	Drew Eubanks shooting foul	26	17
3:07	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	27	17
3:07	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	28	17
2:57	Johnny Juzang bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	28	17
2:55	Drew Eubanks blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot layup	28	17
2:55	Jazz defensive team rebound	28	17
2:55	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	28	17
2:55	Cody Williams enters the game for Brice Sensabaugh	28	17
2:51	Drew Eubanks vs. Christian Braun (Patty Mills gains possession)	28	17
2:46	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	28	17
2:46	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 1 of 3	28	18
2:46	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 2 of 3	28	19
2:46	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 3 of 3	28	20
2:34	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	28	20
2:34	John Collins away from play foul	28	20
2:34	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	29	20
2:32	Julian Strawther offensive foul	29	20
2:32	Julian Strawther turnover	29	20
2:32	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	29	20
2:32	Kyle Filipowski enters the game for John Collins	29	20
2:20	Patty Mills bad pass (Julian Strawther steals)	29	20
2:16	Hunter Tyson makes two point shot	31	20
2:16	Johnny Juzang shooting foul	31	20
2:16	Hunter Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1	32	20
2:07	Johnny Juzang misses 26-foot three point jumper	32	20
2:05	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	32	20
2:02	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	32	20
1:48	Drew Eubanks bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	32	20
1:32	Julian Strawther makes 9-foot two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	34	20
1:18	Cody Williams misses finger roll layup	34	20
1:15	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	34	20
1:04	Julian Strawther makes 27-foot three point jumper (Hunter Tyson assists)	37	20
53.2	Kyle Filipowski misses 24-foot three point jumper	37	20
51.1	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	37	20
43.1	Peyton Watson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	37	20
40.1	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	37	20
34.2	Hunter Tyson personal foul	37	20
33.0	Julian Strawther shooting foul	37	20
33.0	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 1 of 3	37	21
33.0	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 2 of 3	37	22
33.0	Johnny Juzang makes free throw 3 of 3	37	23
14.0	Russell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	23
10.1	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	37	23
1.2	Johnny Juzang makes 31-foot three point jumper (Patty Mills assists)	37	26
1.2	DeAndre Jordan out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	26
0.1	Cody Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	26
0.0	Jazz offensive team rebound	37	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	26

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, November 3, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports, KJZZ-TV

Attendance

19,702

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Gediminas Petraitis, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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