Who won Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 on November 2, 2024.

Walker Kessler scored 18 for the Utah Jazz with 14 rebounds; Nikola Jokić scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets with 16 rebounds.

Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Sat, Nov 2, 2024 · 10:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Utah Jazz schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

129

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 at home on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Walker Kessler had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists for the Utah Jazz.

The Denver Nuggets led 65-56 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 34-19. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Walker Kessler (double-double, Utah Jazz). Bench points: Utah Jazz 53, Denver Nuggets 48. Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 on November 2, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Walker Kessler scored 18 for the Utah Jazz with 14 rebounds; Nikola Jokić scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets with 16 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Utah Jazz	26	30	19	28	103
Denver Nuggets	37	28	34	30	129

Game leaders

Utah Jazz

Points: 18 Walker Kessler
Rebounds: 14 Walker Kessler
Assists: 8 Keyonte George

Denver Nuggets

Points: 27 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 16 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 9 Nikola Jokić

Walker Kessler double-double (18 PTS, 14 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (27 PTS, 16 REB)

Utah Jazz
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Keyonte George starter	32:10	16	2	8	0	0	2	6-14	4-11	0-0	1	-27
Walker Kessler starter	29:21	18	14	0	0	5	2	5-6	0-0	8-12	4	-31
Collin Sexton starter	25:33	10	1	4	1	0	4	2-6	1-3	5-5	2	-18
Cody Williams starter	19:43	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-11	0-5	0-0	1	-20
Kyle Filipowski starter	17:43	2	6	0	0	0	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	-21
Johnny Juzang bench	26:49	17	2	1	2	0	2	4-9	3-7	6-6	3	-2
John Collins bench	21:47	15	5	5	1	1	2	5-9	1-1	4-5	4	-4
Drew Eubanks bench	19:32	5	6	1	1	2	2	2-4	0-1	1-1	1	+5
Brice Sensabaugh bench	16:03	10	0	1	1	0	3	3-6	2-4	2-2	1	-12
Patty Mills bench	15:50	0	1	2	0	0	1	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	+1
Svi Mykhailiuk bench	15:29	6	1	2	1	0	2	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	-1

Not available: Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Hendricks

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Christian Braun starter	32:49	17	2	3	2	0	1	6-11	3-5	2-2	3	+21
Russell Westbrook starter	31:24	5	3	7	5	0	4	2-11	1-4	0-4	4	+12
Nikola Jokić starter	29:42	27	16	9	1	0	5	10-18	3-4	4-4	1	+31
Michael Porter Jr. starter	29:19	20	5	2	0	0	0	7-12	4-6	2-2	1	+25
Aaron Gordon starter	26:16	12	6	5	0	0	0	5-9	2-3	0-0	2	+28
Hunter Tyson bench	25:10	7	4	4	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	3-3	2	+5
Peyton Watson bench	19:34	8	4	1	3	0	2	2-9	0-1	4-4	2	-3
Julian Strawther bench	19:00	19	2	0	2	0	1	7-11	3-6	2-2	5	+12
DeAndre Jordan bench	14:10	6	9	1	0	0	4	3-7	0-0	0-2	2	-7
Zeke Nnaji bench	4:08	6	0	1	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	+2
Trey Alexander bench	4:08	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	+2
Jalen Pickett bench	2:10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Spencer Jones bench	2:10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Jamal Murray, Vlatko Cancar

Team statistics
Utah Jazz	Stat	Denver Nuggets
26/31 (83%)	Free throws	17/23 (73%)
19/35 (54%)	2 pointers	32/67 (47%)
13/42 (31%)	3 pointers	16/32 (50%)
32/77 (41%)	Field goals	48/99 (48%)
39	Rebounds	52
31	Defensive rebounds	33
8	Offensive rebounds	19
24	Assists	33
22	Turnovers	17
7	Steals	14
8	Blocks	1
22	Fouls	25
9	Max points in a row	15
1:27	Time spent in lead	45:56
3	Biggest lead	28

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 26 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Utah Jazz: 3 Q1 11:00
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 28 Q4 2:40
Longest run: 15-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 9:44 to Q1 6:34

Scoring plays

Q1 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:32	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	1	0
11:00	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	3	0
10:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:21	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	3	4
10:00	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams 2-pt field goal	5	4
9:44	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	5	6
9:06	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	5	8
7:48	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	11
7:32	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	14
7:05	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	5	17
6:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	5	18
6:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	5	19
6:21	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	8	19
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	8	22
5:46	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang 2-pt field goal	10	22
5:17	Utah Jazz	John Collins 2-pt field goal	12	22
4:33	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	15	22
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	15	23
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	15	24
3:45	Utah Jazz	John Collins 2-pt field goal	17	24
3:26	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	17	26
3:07	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	17	27
3:07	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	17	28
2:46	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	18	28
2:46	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	19	28
2:46	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	20	28
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	20	29
2:16	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	20	31
2:16	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	20	32
1:32	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	20	34
1:04	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	20	37
0:34	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	21	37
0:34	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	22	37
0:34	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang Free throw	23	37
0:02	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang 3-pt field goal	26	37

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:47	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	26	38
11:47	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	26	39
11:23	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton Free throw	27	39
11:23	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton Free throw	28	39
10:41	Utah Jazz	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	30	39
10:21	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	33	39
9:56	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	33	42
9:41	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 3-pt field goal	36	42
9:08	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	38	42
8:15	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler 2-pt field goal	40	42
7:45	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams 2-pt field goal	42	42
7:36	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	42	44
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	42	47
6:05	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	42	50
5:10	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	42	52
4:38	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	42	54
4:10	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	42	55
4:10	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	42	56
3:53	Utah Jazz	John Collins Free throw	43	56
3:53	Utah Jazz	John Collins Free throw	44	56
3:10	Utah Jazz	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	46	56
3:02	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	46	59
2:47	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	49	59
2:40	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton Free throw	50	59
1:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	50	60
1:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	50	61
1:14	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	50	63
0:54	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	53	63
0:54	Utah Jazz	Drew Eubanks Free throw	54	63
0:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	54	65
0:00	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	56	65

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:34	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler 2-pt field goal	58	65
11:15	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	58	67
10:02	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	58	69
8:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	58	71
8:06	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	60	71
7:48	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	60	74
7:15	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton Free throw	61	74
7:15	Utah Jazz	Collin Sexton Free throw	62	74
6:41	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	62	77
6:26	Utah Jazz	John Collins 3-pt field goal	65	77
6:04	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang 3-pt field goal	68	77
5:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	68	79
5:20	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	81
4:54	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	68	84
4:32	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	68	85
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	68	87
3:46	Utah Jazz	John Collins 2-pt field goal	70	87
3:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	70	90
2:51	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	73	90
2:21	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	73	93
1:58	Utah Jazz	John Collins 2-pt field goal	75	93
1:42	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	75	95
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	75	97
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	75	98
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	75	99

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:48	Utah Jazz	John Collins Free throw	76	99
11:48	Utah Jazz	John Collins Free throw	77	99
11:18	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	79	99
10:35	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	79	102
10:00	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	79	104
9:52	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	80	104
9:52	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	81	104
9:37	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	81	106
9:27	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 3-pt field goal	84	106
9:12	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	84	108
8:58	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	87	108
8:36	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	87	110
7:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	87	112
7:11	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler 2-pt field goal	89	112
6:50	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	89	114
6:38	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	90	114
6:38	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler 2-pt field goal	91	114
5:43	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	93	114
4:49	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	93	117
4:28	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	93	119
4:08	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler 2-pt field goal	95	119
3:15	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	95	121
2:40	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	95	123
2:21	Utah Jazz	Johnny Juzang 3-pt field goal	98	123
1:44	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	99	123
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	99	125
1:18	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	100	125
1:18	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	101	125
0:44	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	102	125
0:44	Utah Jazz	Walker Kessler Free throw	103	125
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Trey Alexander 2-pt field goal	103	127
0:19	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	103	129

2024-25 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 4-0.

Nov 2: Utah Jazz 103 at Denver Nuggets 129 (this game)
Nov 27: Denver Nuggets 122 at Utah Jazz 103
Dec 30: Denver Nuggets 132 at Utah Jazz 121
Mar 28: Utah Jazz 93 at Denver Nuggets 129

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