The 2020 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, Denver Nuggets outdueled Utah Jazz , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Utah Jazz ’s 3 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Utah Jazz had an offensive rating of 115.1, defensive rating of 126.6, 30.0 free-throw attempts, and 36.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team. Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 126.6, defensive rating of 115.1, 26.0 free-throw attempts, 36.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Utah Jazz finished the game with a record of 93 , and Denver Nuggets recorded Utah Jazz possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets’s based on the advanced stats,Denver Nuggets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.676 percent, Utah Jazz had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 10.8 vs 17.0.
The most impactful players on each team in the Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets matchup of the 2020 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Donovan Mitchell for the Utah Jazz in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 25.0 and made 14.0 , 2.0 offensive rebounds 4.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.241. While Jamal Murray put up 24.0 and made 17.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 4.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.232.