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, 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 Utah Jazz had an offensive rating of 131.9, defensive rating of 93.5, 26.0 free-throw attempts, and 37.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.486 percent clip as a team. Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 93.5, defensive rating of 131.9, 11.0 free-throw attempts, 38.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.316 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Utah Jazz finished the game with a record of 94 , 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, Utah Jazz had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.619 percent, Utah Jazz had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 11.7 vs 18.3.
The most impactful players on each team in the Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets matchup of the 2020 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Rudy Gobert for the Utah Jazz in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 15.0 and made 11.0 , 5.0 offensive rebounds 9.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.205. While Nikola Jokic put up 13.0 and made 6.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 5.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.124.