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Jamal Murray's 45 points help Nuggets beat the Jazz 128-125

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Jamal Murray scores a very efficient 45 points in the Nuggets' win over the Jazz.
Jamal Murray scores a very efficient 45 points in the Nuggets' win over the Jazz.

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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Game Information

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees
Delta Center
Venue
Delta Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Date & Time
2:00 AM, March 3, 2026
Coverage
Altitude Sports, KJZZ-TV, Jazz+, NBA League Pass
Attendance
18,186
Referees
Mitchell Ervin, Andy Nagy, Pat O'Connell

Game Analysis

Statistics visualization

Game Stats

Get the latest game stats
Nuggets
Jazz
40-74FG44-86
54Field Goal %51
16-393PT15-39
41Three Point %38
32-35FT22-26
8Offensive Rebounds8
30Defensive Rebounds25
25Assists24
4Steals11
2Blocks3
15Turnovers9
0Technical Fouls0
27Points Conceded Off Turnovers8
15Fast Break Points25
20Fouls28
9Largest Lead6

Current Standings

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
Oklahoma City6116.792W4
Denver4928.636W7
Minnesota4631.597L2
Portland4038.513W3
Utah2157.269L8

Play by Play

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events
TIMEPLAY
12:00
Nikola Jokic vs. Kyle Filipowski (Keyonte George gains possession)
00
11:43
Ace Bailey misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
00
11:41
Nuggets defensive team rebound
00
11:29
Kyle Filipowski personal foul
00
11:25
Ace Bailey shooting foul
00
11:25
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
01
11:25
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
02
11:18
Christian Braun shooting foul
02
11:18
Keyonte George misses free throw 1 of 2
02
11:18
Jazz offensive team rebound
02
11:18
Keyonte George makes free throw 2 of 2
12
11:07
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Elijah Harkless steals)
12
11:03
Ace Bailey makes running layup (Cody Williams assists)
32
10:49
Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Julian Strawther assists)
34
10:33
Elijah Harkless misses 25-foot three point jumper
34
10:31
Jamal Murray defensive rebound
34
10:22
Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper
34
10:19
Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound
34
10:11
Keyonte George makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
54
9:57
Julian Strawther bad pass turnover (Cody Williams steals)
54
9:52
Julian Strawther shooting foul
54
9:52
Cody Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
64
9:52
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther
64
9:52
Cody Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
64
9:51
Christian Braun defensive rebound
64
9:38
Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper
64
9:36
Cody Williams defensive rebound
64
9:23
Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul
64
9:23
Kyle Filipowski makes free throw 1 of 2
74
9:23
Kyle Filipowski makes free throw 2 of 2
84
9:06
Jamal Murray makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
86
8:54
Keyonte George out of bounds bad pass turnover
86
8:44
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
86
8:40
Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound
86
8:35
Elijah Harkless misses running layup
86
8:31
Christian Braun defensive rebound
86
8:15
Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Ace Bailey steals)
86
8:11
Cody Williams makes 3-foot running dunk (Kyle Filipowski assists)
106
8:11
Nuggets Full timeout
106
7:51
Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
106
7:48
Christian Braun offensive rebound
106
7:42
Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot
108
7:29
Keyonte George misses 27-foot three point jumper
108
7:27
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
108
7:24
Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
1010
7:22
Jazz Full timeout
1010
7:14
Keyonte George makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot
1210
7:03
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
1210
6:56
Keyonte George bad pass turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)
1210
6:52
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)
1212
6:39
Ace Bailey misses driving floating jump shot
1212
6:38
Ace Bailey offensive rebound
1212
6:38
Ace Bailey misses tip shot
1212
6:35
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1212
6:22
Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
1215
6:10
Cody Williams bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)
1215
6:07
Cody Williams shooting foul
1215
6:07
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
1216
6:07
John Konchar enters the game for Cody Williams
1216
6:07
Isaiah Collier enters the game for Elijah Harkless
1216
6:07
Bruce Brown enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas
1216
6:07
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
1217
5:59
Keyonte George misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
1217
5:55
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1217
5:40
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
1220
5:23
Bruce Brown personal foul
1220
5:10
Kyle Filipowski misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
1220
5:06
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
1220
4:59
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Keyonte George steals)
1220
4:53
John Konchar makes 25-foot running jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists)
1520
4:30
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists)
1522
4:21
Ace Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)
1822
4:03
Bruce Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper
1822
3:58
Ace Bailey defensive rebound
1822
3:54
John Konchar makes 24-foot running jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)
2122
3:40
John Konchar personal foul
2122
3:40
Oscar Tshiebwe enters the game for Keyonte George
2122
3:40
Svi Mykhailiuk enters the game for Kyle Filipowski
2122
3:40
Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun
2122
3:40
Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray
2122
3:36
John Konchar blocks Nikola Jokic 's 8-foot driving layup
2122
3:36
Jazz defensive team rebound
2122
3:21
Ace Bailey makes driving layup
2322
3:04
Oscar Tshiebwe blocks Nikola Jokic 's 8-foot hook shot
2322
3:03
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
2322
2:59
Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
2324
2:44
Svi Mykhailiuk misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
2324
2:39
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2324
2:31
Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
2324
2:29
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
2324
2:29
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
2326
2:10
Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
2526
1:58
Ace Bailey shooting foul
2526
1:58
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
2527
1:58
Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Ace Bailey
2527
1:58
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
2528
1:50
Isaiah Collier makes driving layup
2728
1:38
Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
2731
1:16
Brice Sensabaugh misses 23-foot three point jumper
2731
1:14
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
2731
1:10
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
2731
1:07
Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
2731
1:00
Isaiah Collier makes 7-foot two point shot
2931
44.6
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
2933
30.6
Isaiah Collier misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
2933
28.6
Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
2933
23.3
Oscar Tshiebwe makes 9-foot floating jump shot (John Konchar assists)
3133
7.5
Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)
3133
2.3
Svi Mykhailiuk makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
3433
0.0
Bruce Brown misses heave jump shot
3433
0.0
Nuggets offensive team rebound
3433
0.0
End of the 1st Quarter
3433

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