SALT LAKE CITY -- — Jamal Murray scored 45 points and made the go-ahead free throws with 31.8 seconds remaining to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the depleted Utah Jazz 128-125 on Monday night.

Utah's Keyonte George scored 36 points, but was denied two free throws that could have given the Jazz the lead on what would have been Nikola Jokic's sixth foul with 16.3 seconds remaining — a shooting foul that was reversed to a blocked shot after a lengthy review.

Jokic, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds, made two free throws with 6.1 seconds left and George missed a last-second 3-pointer as the Nuggets escaped with the win.

Cam Johnson was a late scratch with a hurt ankle, but Julian Strawther scored 15 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 13 for Denver.

With Jokic on the bench and most of his teammates lacking energy in the second game of a back to back, Murray made five 3s and scored 18 points in the third quarter to push the Nuggets to a 100-93 lead entering the fourth. Murray was 13 of 19 from the field and had eight 3s along with seven turnovers.

George, in his second game back after missing three weeks to ankle sprains, matched Murray's shot-making in 30 minutes of action on 14-for-22 shooting, with four 3s. His dunk with 2:13 left gave Utah a 122-118 lead.

Lauri Markkanen and most of Utah's starters and rotation regulars have been shelved due to injury, but the Jazz never let the Nuggets' lead reach double figures.

Kyle Filipowski scored 19 points and Ace Bailey had 18 for the Jazz, who have lost six straight.

Denver had lost three of four, including a 117-108 loss to Minnesota on Sunday night and the consecutive games seemed to take a toll.

Up next

Denver: Hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

Utah: Vists the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Kyle Filipowski (Keyonte George gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Ace Bailey misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:41	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:29	Kyle Filipowski personal foul	0	0
11:25	Ace Bailey shooting foul	0	0
11:25	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:25	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:18	Christian Braun shooting foul	0	2
11:18	Keyonte George misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
11:18	Jazz offensive team rebound	0	2
11:18	Keyonte George makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
11:07	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Elijah Harkless steals)	1	2
11:03	Ace Bailey makes running layup (Cody Williams assists)	3	2
10:49	Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Julian Strawther assists)	3	4
10:33	Elijah Harkless misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:31	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	3	4
10:22	Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:19	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	3	4
10:11	Keyonte George makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	4
9:57	Julian Strawther bad pass turnover (Cody Williams steals)	5	4
9:52	Julian Strawther shooting foul	5	4
9:52	Cody Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	6	4
9:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	6	4
9:52	Cody Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:51	Christian Braun defensive rebound	6	4
9:38	Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper	6	4
9:36	Cody Williams defensive rebound	6	4
9:23	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	6	4
9:23	Kyle Filipowski makes free throw 1 of 2	7	4
9:23	Kyle Filipowski makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
9:06	Jamal Murray makes 13-foot fade away jump shot	8	6
8:54	Keyonte George out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	6
8:44	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	6
8:40	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	8	6
8:35	Elijah Harkless misses running layup	8	6
8:31	Christian Braun defensive rebound	8	6
8:15	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Ace Bailey steals)	8	6
8:11	Cody Williams makes 3-foot running dunk (Kyle Filipowski assists)	10	6
8:11	Nuggets Full timeout	10	6
7:51	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:48	Christian Braun offensive rebound	10	6
7:42	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	10	8
7:29	Keyonte George misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	8
7:27	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	10	8
7:24	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	10
7:22	Jazz Full timeout	10	10
7:14	Keyonte George makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot	12	10
7:03	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	10
6:56	Keyonte George bad pass turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	12	10
6:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	12	12
6:39	Ace Bailey misses driving floating jump shot	12	12
6:38	Ace Bailey offensive rebound	12	12
6:38	Ace Bailey misses tip shot	12	12
6:35	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	12
6:22	Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	12	15
6:10	Cody Williams bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	12	15
6:07	Cody Williams shooting foul	12	15
6:07	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	12	16
6:07	John Konchar enters the game for Cody Williams	12	16
6:07	Isaiah Collier enters the game for Elijah Harkless	12	16
6:07	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	12	16
6:07	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
5:59	Keyonte George misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	17
5:55	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	17
5:40	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	12	20
5:23	Bruce Brown personal foul	12	20
5:10	Kyle Filipowski misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	20
5:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	12	20
4:59	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Keyonte George steals)	12	20
4:53	John Konchar makes 25-foot running jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists)	15	20
4:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists)	15	22
4:21	Ace Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)	18	22
4:03	Bruce Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	22
3:58	Ace Bailey defensive rebound	18	22
3:54	John Konchar makes 24-foot running jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)	21	22
3:40	John Konchar personal foul	21	22
3:40	Oscar Tshiebwe enters the game for Keyonte George	21	22
3:40	Svi Mykhailiuk enters the game for Kyle Filipowski	21	22
3:40	Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun	21	22
3:40	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	21	22
3:36	John Konchar blocks Nikola Jokic 's 8-foot driving layup	21	22
3:36	Jazz defensive team rebound	21	22
3:21	Ace Bailey makes driving layup	23	22
3:04	Oscar Tshiebwe blocks Nikola Jokic 's 8-foot hook shot	23	22
3:03	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	23	22
2:59	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	23	24
2:44	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	24
2:39	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	23	24
2:31	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	23	24
2:29	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	23	24
2:29	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	23	26
2:10	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	25	26
1:58	Ace Bailey shooting foul	25	26
1:58	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
1:58	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Ace Bailey	25	27
1:58	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	25	28
1:50	Isaiah Collier makes driving layup	27	28
1:38	Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	27	31
1:16	Brice Sensabaugh misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	31
1:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	27	31
1:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	27	31
1:07	Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound	27	31
1:00	Isaiah Collier makes 7-foot two point shot	29	31
44.6	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	29	33
30.6	Isaiah Collier misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	29	33
28.6	Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound	29	33
23.3	Oscar Tshiebwe makes 9-foot floating jump shot (John Konchar assists)	31	33
7.5	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)	31	33
2.3	Svi Mykhailiuk makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	34	33
0.0	Bruce Brown misses heave jump shot	34	33
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	34	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	33

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Delta Center

Salt Lake City, UT

Date & Time

2:00 AM, March 3, 2026

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Altitude Sports, KJZZ-TV, Jazz+, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,186

Referees

Mitchell Ervin, Andy Nagy, Pat O'Connell

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	24	.625	L1
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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