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2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:05 pm EDTUtah Jazz at Denver Nuggets
2026-27 · Preseason · All results that day · Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Utah Jazz schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule
Final
Away
Utah Jazz
109
Home
Denver Nuggets
97
Venue: CU Events Center
Preseason
Schedule source: NBA.com · Observed Sep 22, 2026, 23:20 UTC. This saved schedule is more than a day old; confirm any changes with the source.
US TV and streaming
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Game recap
The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 109-97 on the road in the preseason on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at CU Events Center. Lauri Markkanen had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists for the Utah Jazz. Julian Strawther had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist for the Denver Nuggets.
The Utah Jazz led 63-52 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 36-26. Bench points: Utah Jazz 59, Denver Nuggets 60. Keyonte George had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets?
- The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 109-97 on October 4, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Lauri Markkanen scored 17 for the Utah Jazz; Julian Strawther scored 14 for the Denver Nuggets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Jazz | 36 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 109 |
| Denver Nuggets | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 97 |
Game leaders
Utah Jazz
- Points
- 17 Lauri Markkanen
- Rebounds
- 7 Mo Bamba
- Assists
- 4 Jusuf Nurkic
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 14 Julian Strawther
- Rebounds
- 7 Marvin Bagley III
- Assists
- 7 Nikola Jokić
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryn Peterson starter | 21:49 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | -1 |
| Keyonte George starter | 21:10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | +6 |
| Lauri Markkanen starter | 16:03 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. starter | 15:53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | +5 |
| Jusuf Nurkic starter | 11:26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | +3 |
| Ace Bailey bench | 20:11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Jaxson Hayes bench | 19:06 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | -1 |
| Blake Hinson bench | 16:47 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | +4 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk bench | 14:52 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 |
| Isaiah Collier bench | 14:50 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | +5 |
| Tamar Bates bench | 14:47 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +5 |
| Josh Okogie bench | 14:19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
| Trey Alexander bench | 12:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Harrison Ingram bench | 12:00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +1 |
| Mo Bamba bench | 11:45 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 |
| Jonas Aidoo bench | 3:02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyus Jones starter | 18:38 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Cameron Johnson starter | 15:20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Christian Braun starter | 15:07 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | -13 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 15:07 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | -13 |
| Aaron Gordon starter | 10:23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | -5 |
| Trevon Brazile bench | 20:08 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | -1 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 19:41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2 | +3 |
| Ryan Nembhard bench | 16:49 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +3 |
| Cam Whitmore bench | 14:55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -3 |
| Zeke Nnaji bench | 14:41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | -1 |
| Marvin Bagley III bench | 14:17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 |
| Alpha Diallo bench | 13:27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | -1 |
| DaRon Holmes II bench | 11:45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Bryce Hopkins bench | 11:31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | -10 |
| DeMar DeRozan bench | 9:53 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | -8 |
| Lonnie Walker IV bench | 9:12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Emanuel Miller bench | 3:02 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 |
| Coleman Hawkins bench | 3:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dane Goodwin bench | 3:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Utah Jazz | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 16/20 (80%) | Free throws | 14/21 (66%) |
| 24/48 (50%) | 2 pointers | 25/50 (50%) |
| 15/45 (33%) | 3 pointers | 11/39 (28%) |
| 39/93 (41%) | Field goals | 36/89 (40%) |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 40 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 25 | Fouls | 23 |
| 12 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 42:26 | Time spent in lead | 5:04 |
| 18 | Biggest lead | 6 |
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Oct 4, 2026 · 23:00 UTC