The 2020 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, Utah Jazz outdueled Denver Nuggets , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Denver Nuggets ’s 3 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 119.3, defensive rating of 139.3, 23.0 free-throw attempts, and 27.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.481 percent clip as a team. Utah Jazz had an offensive rating of 139.3, defensive rating of 119.3, 17.0 free-throw attempts, 44.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.455 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Denver Nuggets finished the game with a record of 88 , and Utah Jazz recorded Denver Nuggets possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz’s based on the advanced stats,Utah Jazz had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.632 percent, Utah Jazz had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 9.0 vs 13.6 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz matchup of the 2020 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Michael Porter Jr. and Donovan Mitchell based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Michael Porter Jr. for the Denver Nuggets in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 17.0 and made 10.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 6.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.167. While Donovan Mitchell put up 14.0 and made 10.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 1.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.2.