Who won Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 135-112 on December 22, 2025.

Lauri Markkanen scored 27 for the Utah Jazz; Jamal Murray scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets.

Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Dec 22, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Utah Jazz schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

135

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 135-112 at home on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jamal Murray had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Lauri Markkanen had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist for the Utah Jazz.

The Denver Nuggets led 69-46 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 40-15. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Jonas Valančiūnas (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Jusuf Nurkic (double-double, Utah Jazz). Bench points: Utah Jazz 32, Denver Nuggets 51. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 points, 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 135-112 on December 22, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Lauri Markkanen scored 27 for the Utah Jazz; Jamal Murray scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Utah Jazz	15	31	38	28	112
Denver Nuggets	40	29	34	32	135

Game leaders

Utah Jazz

Points: 27 Lauri Markkanen
Rebounds: 14 Jusuf Nurkic
Assists: 9 Isaiah Collier

Denver Nuggets

Points: 27 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 13 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 13 Nikola Jokić

Jusuf Nurkic double-double (17 PTS, 14 REB) · Nikola Jokić triple-double (14 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST) · Jonas Valančiūnas double-double (12 PTS, 11 REB)

Utah Jazz
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Lauri Markkanen starter	36:12	27	8	1	0	0	3	10-20	2-9	5-5	4	-9
Jusuf Nurkic starter	34:32	17	14	6	0	0	2	6-10	2-2	3-5	4	-31
Keyonte George starter	33:55	20	8	7	1	0	4	7-14	2-4	4-4	3	-12
Ace Bailey starter	24:01	10	3	0	0	0	0	4-13	1-5	1-2	5	-23
Svi Mykhailiuk starter	14:19	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-8	2-5	0-0	0	-23
Isaiah Collier bench	23:50	2	2	9	2	0	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	-8
Brice Sensabaugh bench	23:11	14	6	1	1	0	1	5-12	1-5	3-3	0	-2
Walter Clayton Jr bench	16:32	6	2	4	1	0	0	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	+0
Kyle Filipowski bench	12:39	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	-11
Taylor Hendricks bench	12:37	5	2	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	+5
Cody Williams bench	8:12	0	1	1	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Georges Niang, Kevin Love, Walker Kessler, Kyle Anderson

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cameron Johnson starter	29:10	20	2	4	0	1	1	6-9	6-6	2-2	4	+31
Nikola Jokić starter	28:39	14	13	13	2	3	2	5-7	1-1	3-4	2	+22
Peyton Watson starter	27:50	20	3	2	1	1	0	7-9	3-4	3-4	2	+18
Jamal Murray starter	26:55	27	6	5	1	0	1	8-16	6-12	5-6	1	+14
Spencer Jones starter	19:51	3	1	3	1	0	1	1-6	0-4	1-4	2	+26
Bruce Brown bench	27:17	15	5	1	2	0	0	7-9	1-1	0-0	2	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	24:37	21	3	2	0	0	1	6-12	6-12	3-3	0	+0
Jalen Pickett bench	21:42	3	3	5	0	2	2	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	+9
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	16:13	12	11	1	0	0	0	5-11	0-1	2-2	1	+0
Julian Strawther bench	11:29	0	0	1	1	0	2	0-6	0-2	0-0	2	-3
Hunter Tyson bench	3:09	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Zeke Nnaji bench	3:08	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon

Team statistics
Utah Jazz	Stat	Denver Nuggets
16/19 (84%)	Free throws	19/25 (76%)
27/55 (49%)	2 pointers	22/45 (48%)
14/41 (34%)	3 pointers	24/47 (51%)
41/96 (42%)	Field goals	46/92 (50%)
49	Rebounds	51
38	Defensive rebounds	42
11	Offensive rebounds	9
30	Assists	37
14	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	8
1	Blocks	7
19	Fouls	17
8	Max points in a row	19
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:38
0	Biggest lead	29

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

Largest margin: 28 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Utah Jazz: Never led
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 29 Q4 8:18
Longest run: 19-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 11:38 to Q1 8:04

Scoring plays

Q1 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:38	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	0	5
9:57	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	0	8
9:26	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	0	11
9:09	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	0	13
8:23	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	0	16
8:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	0	19
7:06	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	3	19
6:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	3	22
6:41	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	3	24
6:00	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	5	24
5:56	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	27
5:29	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	30
5:00	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	5	32
4:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	5	33
4:03	Utah Jazz	Taylor Hendricks 3-pt field goal	8	33
3:28	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	10	33
3:28	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	11	33
2:59	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	13	33
2:43	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	13	36
2:14	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	15	36
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	15	38
0:36	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	15	40

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:52	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	17	40
11:08	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	17	43
10:42	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	17	45
10:16	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	19	45
9:47	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	20	45
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	20	48
9:23	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	22	48
9:06	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	22	50
8:24	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	25	50
7:55	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	27	50
6:17	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	27	52
5:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	27	54
5:33	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey Free throw	28	54
5:01	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 3-pt field goal	31	54
4:39	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	32	54
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	32	57
3:20	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 3-pt field goal	35	57
3:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	35	60
2:52	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	36	60
2:52	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	37	60
2:31	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	39	60
2:18	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	39	63
2:00	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	41	63
1:47	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	41	66
1:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	41	67
1:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	41	68
1:06	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	42	68
1:06	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	43	68
0:14	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 3-pt field goal	46	68
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	46	69

Q3 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	46	71
11:11	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	48	71
10:37	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	50	71
10:37	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	51	71
10:24	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	51	73
10:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	51	74
10:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	51	75
9:25	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	53	75
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	53	77
8:19	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	55	77
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	55	78
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	55	79
7:45	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	58	79
7:10	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	58	81
6:53	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	58	84
6:39	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	60	84
5:59	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	60	87
5:44	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	63	87
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	63	88
5:16	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	65	88
5:00	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	65	89
4:51	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	67	89
4:38	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	67	91
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	67	94
4:08	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	68	94
4:08	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	69	94
3:50	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	71	94
3:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	71	95
3:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	71	96
3:05	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	73	96
2:40	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	76	96
2:00	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 3-pt field goal	79	96
1:30	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	79	98
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	79	101
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	79	103
0:26	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	81	103
0:26	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	82	103
0:01	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	84	103

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
11:07	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	84	105
10:43	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	85	105
10:43	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	86	105
10:09	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	88	105
9:36	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	108
9:08	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	111
8:50	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	114
8:41	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	89	114
8:41	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	90	114
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	90	115
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	90	116
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	90	117
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	90	118
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	90	119
8:05	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	92	119
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	92	121
7:01	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	95	121
6:23	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	98	121
6:01	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	98	124
5:42	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	100	124
5:18	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	103	124
4:58	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	103	126
4:46	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	106	126
4:19	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	106	128
3:28	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	108	128
3:09	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	108	129
3:09	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	108	130
3:01	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	110	130
2:35	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	110	132
1:52	Utah Jazz	Taylor Hendricks 2-pt field goal	112	132
0:53	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	112	135

2025-26 season series

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

Dec 22: Utah Jazz 112 at Denver Nuggets 135 (this game)
Mar 2: Denver Nuggets 128 at Utah Jazz 125
Mar 27: Utah Jazz 129 at Denver Nuggets 135
Apr 1: Denver Nuggets 130 at Utah Jazz 117

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Nuggets 135 - 112 Jazz — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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