Here are 3 takeways from Game 1 ⦠Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets (4-3) Series Stats. The Denver Nuggets are not ready to leave the bubble yet. 31/1/2021 AP. Mon, August 17. Autoplay is paused. Watch Now: NBA Playoff Prices: Jazz vs. Nuggets (2:09) The Utah Jazz donât exactly have a strong track record against the Denver Nuggets this season. Game 1. Facing elimination for the first time, Denver won last Tuesday, 117-107, as a 2.5-point underdog. Royce O'Neale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists), Mike Conley makes 7-foot two point shot (Royce O'Neale assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot, Joe Ingles misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Joe Ingles makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists), Nikola Jokic blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot, Derrick Favors makes 6-foot hook shot (Joe Ingles assists), Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot, Jordan Clarkson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Joe Ingles makes driving dunk (Mike Conley assists), Joe Ingles misses 26-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Georges Niang misses 26-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson misses 23-foot three point jumper, Will Barton blocks Rudy Gobert 's 7-foot jumper, Joe Ingles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot, Bojan Bogdanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson misses 14-foot two point shot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 3-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three pointer (Royce O'Neale assists), Bojan Bogdanovic misses 27-foot three point jumper, Rudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Mike Conley assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 21-foot step back jumpshot, Mike Conley misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot, Donovan Mitchell misses 22-foot three point jumper, Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jumper, Donovan Mitchell misses 18-foot step back jumpshot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Mike Conley assists), Royce O'Neale makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bojan Bogdanovic assists), Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bojan Bogdanovic assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper, Royce O'Neale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists), Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists), Derrick Favors makes 3-foot dunk (Joe Ingles assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists), Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot step back jumpshot, Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot, Jordan Clarkson makes three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Jordan Clarkson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists), Mike Conley misses 31-foot three point jumper, Mike Conley misses 77-foot three point shot, Rudy Gobert makes 6-foot alley oop dunk shot (Georges Niang assists), Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper, Mike Conley misses 27-foot three point jumper, Mike Conley makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists), Bojan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot, Jordan Clarkson misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot, Jordan Clarkson misses 7-foot two point shot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes driving layup (Jordan Clarkson assists), Royce O'Neale makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Georges Niang makes 4-foot two point shot, Jarrell Brantley misses 14-foot two point shot, Jarrell Brantley misses 23-foot three point shot, Miye Oni makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shaquille Harrison assists), Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists), Jamal Murray makes 27-foot step back jumpshot, Will Barton makes 24-foot step back jumpshot, Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists), Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists), Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot, Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists), Jamal Murray makes 21-foot step back jumpshot, Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot step back jumpshot, Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists), Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists), Monte Morris makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Facundo Campazzo assists), Facundo Campazzo misses 25-foot three point jumper, Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists), Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists), Michael Porter Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot, Rudy Gobert blocks Will Barton 's 4-foot driving layup, Michael Porter Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot, Michael Porter Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot, Monte Morris misses 18-foot step back jumpshot, Paul Millsap makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists), Jamal Murray misses 24-foot step back jumpshot, Will Barton makes 26-foot step back jumpshot, Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists), Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot, Paul Millsap makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists), Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists), Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Nikola Jokic makes hook shot (Will Barton assists), Jamal Murray misses 21-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot, Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot two point shot, Monte Morris makes 12-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot, Paul Millsap makes layup (Will Barton assists), Jamal Murray makes 17-foot two point shot, Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Derrick Favors blocks Paul Millsap 's 4-foot driving layup, Monte Morris misses 6-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray makes 4-foot dunk (Monte Morris assists), Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot, Facundo Campazzo misses 27-foot three point jumper, Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists), Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot, JaMychal Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists), JaMychal Green makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists), Michael Porter Jr. makes 4-foot dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists), Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists), Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot, Will Barton misses 19-foot pullup jump shot, Jamal Murray misses 16-foot two point shot, JaMychal Green makes layup (Will Barton assists), Jordan Clarkson blocks Will Barton 's 5-foot two point shot, Derrick Favors blocks Monte Morris 's 4-foot two point shot, JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point jumper, Facundo Campazzo makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists), Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists), Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper, JaMychal Green makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists), Vlatko Cancar misses driving floating jump shot, Markus Howard misses 28-foot three point jumper, Markus Howard misses 29-foot three point jumper, Derrick Collins, Tony Brown, Brett Nansel. In Games 2 and 3, the team has allowed its opponents to knock down threes at a 45.5 percent rate. 8/20/2020 Associated Press. Game 1 Preview & Thread: Nuggets vs Jazz (8:30pm MST) New, 539 comments. 19/1/2021 AP. Giannis Antetokounmpo is optimistic about Team LeBron's chances in the NBA All-Star Game after learning of their starting five. All eyes will be on the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz Monday as the two teams open the 2020 NBA Playoffs with Game 1 of ⦠Utah Jazz. Nuggets became just the 12th team in NBA history to complete a comeback from down 3-1 in the series as they held off the Jazz in a dramatic Game 7. You have come to the Philippines Edition, for other ESPN editions, click here. Gobert dishes to Mitchell for the two-handed smash, Mitchell rattles the rim on the first play of the game, Niang gets the up-and-under contested bucket, Gobert cleans up the blocked shot with a slam. Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his 30 points in a big third quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 124-105 on Wednesday to even the first-round playoff series at a game apiece. âThe main thing is just win the game. The Utah Jazz face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs best-of-7 series on Monday, August 17, 2020, (8/17/20) at ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena in Orlando, Florida. @ Utah Jazz. The Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets meet in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. Royce O'Neale makes 27-foot three pointer (Mike Conley assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Mike Conley assists), Mike Conley makes 24-foot step back jumpshot, Mike Conley makes three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists), Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists), Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper, Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Jordan Clarkson makes dunk (Bojan Bogdanovic assists), Royce O'Neale makes 29-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists), Bojan Bogdanovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists), Donovan Mitchell misses finger roll layup, PJ Dozier blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot two point shot, Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point shot, Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists), Mike Conley makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists), Jordan Clarkson makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists), Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot, Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists), Jordan Clarkson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists), Bojan Bogdanovic misses 5-foot two point shot, Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper, Bojan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Jamal Murray blocks Mike Conley's three point jumper, Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point jumper, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists), Bojan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot, Donovan Mitchell misses 48-foot three point shot, Will Barton blocks Rudy Gobert 's 6-foot layup, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists), Bojan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot, Bojan Bogdanovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Bojan Bogdanovic assists), Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Paul Millsap blocks Bojan Bogdanovic 's 3-foot layup, Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point jumper, Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot, Bojan Bogdanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper, Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot step back jumpshot, Jordan Clarkson makes three point jumper (Mike Conley assists), Georges Niang misses driving floating jump shot, Georges Niang makes 3-foot two point shot, Georges Niang misses 25-foot three point jumper, Georges Niang makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists), Mike Conley misses 26-foot step back jumpshot, JaMychal Green blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 7-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot driving layup, Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot three point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists), Donovan Mitchell makes driving floating jump shot, Royce O'Neale misses 23-foot three point jumper, Derrick Favors makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists), Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Bojan Bogdanovic assists), Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper, Donovan Mitchell makes dunk (Rudy Gobert assists), Donovan Mitchell makes 14-foot two point shot, Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Royce O'Neale assists), Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists), Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot, Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot, Donovan Mitchell blocks Gary Harris's driving floating jump shot, Jamal Murray misses 24-foot step back jumpshot, Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokic's driving floating jump shot, Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists), Jamal Murray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot, Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Will Barton assists), Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Jamal Murray makes driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists), Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists), PJ Dozier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Facundo Campazzo makes 15-foot pullup jump shot, Monte Morris misses 15-foot two point shot, Isaiah Hartenstein misses alley oop layup, Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot, JaMychal Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists), Facundo Campazzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists), Jordan Clarkson blocks Jamal Murray 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot, JaMychal Green misses 25-foot three point jumper, Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper, Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists), Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists), Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper, Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper, Donovan Mitchell blocks Gary Harris 's 4-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot, Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper, Jamal Murray misses 19-foot two point shot, Gary Harris misses 23-foot step back jumpshot, Jamal Murray makes 25-foot step back jumpshot, Jamal Murray misses 14-foot pullup jump shot, Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper, Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Will Barton misses 28-foot three point jumper, Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper, Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper, Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper, Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper, Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists), Paul Millsap misses driving floating jump shot, Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists), Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper, PJ Dozier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot, Paul Millsap misses 16-foot two point shot, JaMychal Green misses 11-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists), Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists), Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot step back jumpshot, JaMychal Green misses 16-foot pullup jump shot, JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point jumper, Rudy Gobert blocks Jamal Murray's pullup jump shot, Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jump bank shot (Jamal Murray assists), JaMychal Green makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists), Derrick Favors blocks JaMychal Green 's 2-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists), PJ Dozier misses 23-foot three point jumper, Nikola Jokic makes layup (PJ Dozier assists), Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot, PJ Dozier makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists), Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists), Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists), Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper, Jamal Murray makes 29-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists), Jamal Murray misses 39-foot three point jumper.