Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: KJZZ
The Denver Nuggets (48-28) are en route to Delta Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (21-55).
The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 116-93 in their last contest. Denver wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (43 out of 86) and made 19 out of their 40 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets made 11 of their 12 tries for a rate of 91.7%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 29 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 42.2% from the floor on 35 of 83 shooting. Golden State recorded 31 assists and had 11 steals for the game. Moreover, Golden State grabbed 40 rebounds (6 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 11 shots. They converted 14 of their 42 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Nuggets finished with 18 while the Warriors racked up 18 fouls.
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Nikola Jokic is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up with 25 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He played 36 mins and totaled 15 rebounds. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 8 assists.
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Denver will take the court with a mark of 48-28 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Denver is collecting 43.5 boards per game and has 2,185 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are hitting 39.5% on 3-point shots (1,068 of 2,702) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 121.3 points per outing (1st in basketball) while shooting 49.5% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Nuggets are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,088 relinquished this season. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,241 of 6,906) and they concede 42.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 20th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.6).
In their last game, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-113 against the Cavaliers. With respect to cleaning the glass, Utah allowed Cleveland to snag 48 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.8% from distance by hitting 6 of 32 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Jazz permitted the Cavaliers to make 47 of 90 tries from the floor which had them at 52.2% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Jazz ended up going 42 out of 88 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Utah knocked down 15 of 29 tries (51.7%). They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 70.0%. The Cavaliers had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Jazz snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.
Cody Williams was important for the Jazz for the contest. He converted 11 of 22 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Williams racked up 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in this game.
Utah has a mark of 21-55 on the year. As an offensive team, the Jazz are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the NBA. Utah has scored 8,917 pts on the season (117.3 per contest) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.5 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per game. The Jazz have committed 21.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line.
The Utah defense allows 37.0% on 3-point shots (1,160 of 3,136) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 30.6 assists and 45.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 30th and 23rd in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 30th in basketball in points given up per game with 125.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (28th in basketball).
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Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Utah
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