National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Utah 85, Denver 81
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #22 Bill Spooner, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance: 19461
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Denver 2323171881
Utah 2119212485
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Denver   Utah
Nikola Jokic wins jump ball against Rudy Gobert. 12:00  
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover. 11:45  
  11:32 Raul Neto layup missed.
Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound. 11:32  
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 11:11  
  11:10 Rodney Hood defensive rebound.
  10:59 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 10:59  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 10:38  
  10:37 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  10:23 Rodney Hood turnover. Nikola Jokic steals.
Kenneth Faried layup made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 10:19
(2-0) 		 
  10:19 Raul Neto personal foul.
Kenneth Faried free throw made (1 of 1). 10:19
(3-0) 		 
  9:58
(3-2) 		Derrick Favors dunk made.
Kenneth Faried 2 point shot missed. 9:48  
  9:47 Rudy Gobert defensive rebound.
  9:26
(3-5) 		Rodney Hood 3 point shot made. Assisted by Raul Neto.
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot missed. 9:06  
  9:05 Gordon Hayward defensive rebound.
Gary Harris personal foul. 9:00  
Kenneth Faried personal foul. 8:58  
  8:49 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 8:48  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot made. 8:30
(5-5) 		 
  8:11
(5-7) 		Rudy Gobert dunk made. Assisted by Raul Neto.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 7:46
(7-7) 		 
  7:25 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Denver defensive rebound. 7:24  
Gary Harris 3 point shot made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 7:12
(10-7) 		 
  6:52
(10-9) 		Derrick Favors dunk made. Assisted by Rudy Gobert.
Kenneth Faried 2 point shot made. 6:32
(12-9) 		 
  6:12
(12-11) 		Derrick Favors layup made. Assisted by Raul Neto.
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot missed. 5:50  
  5:49 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  5:47 Derrick Favors turnover. Emmanuel Mudiay steals.
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot missed. 5:42  
  5:42 Raul Neto defensive rebound.
  5:31
(12-14) 		Raul Neto 3 point shot made.
Kenneth Faried layup made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 5:08
(14-14) 		 
  5:07 Utah Timeout : full
  4:47 Gordon Hayward 2 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 4:47  
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 4:37  
  4:36 Rudy Gobert defensive rebound.
  4:24 Rodney Hood 3 point shot missed.
Kenneth Faried defensive rebound. 4:23  
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 4:04
(17-14) 		 
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 3:41  
  3:23
(17-16) 		Rudy Gobert layup made.
  3:12 Raul Neto personal foul.
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw missed (1 of 2). 3:12  
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw made (2 of 2). 3:12
(18-16) 		 
  3:01
(18-19) 		Chris Johnson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.
Denver Timeout : full 2:42  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot made. 2:35
(20-19) 		 
  2:10 Chris Johnson turnover. Joffrey Lauvergne steals.
Will Barton turnover. 2:06  
  2:01 Gordon Hayward 2 point shot missed.
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 2:00  
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot missed. 1:40  
  1:39 Rudy Gobert defensive rebound.
  1:19 Trey Burke 3 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 1:18  
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jusuf Nurkic. 1:05
(23-19) 		 
  1:01 Utah Timeout : short
  0:46
(23-21) 		Rudy Gobert layup made.
Joffrey Lauvergne turnover. Trey Burke steals. 0:32  
Randy Foye personal foul. 0:29  
  0:26 Gordon Hayward 3 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 0:26  
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 0:05  
  0:04 Trevor Booker defensive rebound.
2
Denver   Utah
  11:40
(23-23) 		Trevor Booker dunk made. Assisted by Trey Burke.
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot made. 11:15
(25-23) 		 
  10:54 Chris Johnson turnover. Will Barton steals.
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. 10:44  
  10:27 Erick Green 3 point shot missed.
  10:22 Erick Green offensive rebound.
  10:07 Rodney Hood turnover. Gary Harris steals.
Gary Harris dunk made. 10:03
(27-23) 		 
  9:45
(27-25) 		Trevor Booker dunk made. Assisted by Joe Ingles.
  9:20 Derrick Favors personal foul.
Jusuf Nurkic free throw missed (1 of 2). 9:20  
Jusuf Nurkic free throw made (2 of 2). 9:20
(28-25) 		 
  9:03
(28-27) 		Rodney Hood 2 point shot made.
Randy Foye layup missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 8:50  
  8:49 Joe Ingles defensive rebound.
  8:27 Rodney Hood 3 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 8:26  
Will Barton layup missed. Blocked by Rodney Hood. 8:21  
Will Barton layup missed. Blocked by Rodney Hood. 8:21  
Will Barton layup missed. Blocked by Rodney Hood. 8:21  
  8:20 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  8:13
(28-29) 		Trevor Booker 2 point shot made.
Jusuf Nurkic personal foul. 8:13  
  8:13 Trevor Booker free throw missed (1 of 1).
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 8:13  
Randy Foye 3 point shot missed. 7:59  
  7:58 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  7:39 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 7:38  
Will Barton layup made. 7:17
(30-29) 		 
  6:55 Rodney Hood 3 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 6:55  
Will Barton 3 point shot missed. 6:47  
  6:47 Trevor Booker defensive rebound.
  6:23 Rodney Hood 2 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 6:22  
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot missed. 6:13  
  6:12 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  5:59 Joe Ingles turnover. Will Barton steals.
Will Barton dunk made. 5:55
(32-29) 		 
  5:55 Utah Timeout : full
  5:39 Chris Johnson 3 point shot missed.
  5:38 Chris Johnson offensive rebound.
  5:32 Trey Burke turnover. Randy Foye steals.
  5:28 Chris Johnson personal foul.
Kenneth Faried free throw made (1 of 2). 5:28
(33-29) 		 
Kenneth Faried free throw made (2 of 2). 5:28
(34-29) 		 
  5:03
(34-32) 		Chris Johnson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Trey Burke.
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover. 4:48  
  4:31
(34-34) 		Trey Lyles 2 point shot made.
Danilo Gallinari layup made. 4:15
(36-34) 		 
  4:02
(36-36) 		Trey Lyles layup made. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 4:02  
  4:02
(36-37) 		Trey Lyles free throw made (1 of 1).
Gary Harris 2 point shot made. 3:45
(38-37) 		 
  3:21 Trey Lyles 2 point shot missed.
Kenneth Faried defensive rebound. 3:21  
  3:14 Trey Lyles personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 3:14
(39-37) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw missed (2 of 2). 3:14  
  3:14 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  2:59 Raul Neto turnover. Danilo Gallinari steals.
  2:58 Raul Neto personal foul.
Denver Timeout : full 2:58  
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 2:58
(40-37) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 2:58
(41-37) 		 
  2:51 Derrick Favors personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 2:51
(42-37) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 2:51
(43-37) 		 
  2:26 Gordon Hayward 3 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 2:25  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Rudy Gobert. 2:08  
Kenneth Faried offensive rebound. 2:06  
Kenneth Faried layup missed. 2:05  
  2:04 Rudy Gobert defensive rebound.
  1:57 Trey Burke 3 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 1:56  
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot missed. 1:36  
  1:36 Utah defensive rebound.
  1:15
(43-39) 		Gordon Hayward 2 point shot made.
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot missed. 0:58  
Gary Harris offensive rebound. 0:57  
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot missed. 0:48  
Denver offensive rebound. 0:48  
  0:48 Rodney Hood personal foul.
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw missed (1 of 2). 0:48  
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw made (2 of 2). 0:48
(44-39) 		 
  0:34 Rodney Hood 2 point shot missed.
  0:33 Utah offensive rebound.
Danilo Gallinari flagrant foul. 0:33  
  0:33
(44-40) 		Rudy Gobert free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:33 Rudy Gobert free throw missed (2 of 2).
  0:33 Utah offensive rebound.
  0:21 Rudy Gobert layup missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 0:21  
Denver Timeout : short 0:16  
Kenneth Faried dunk made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 0:06
(46-40) 		 
  0:01 Chris Johnson 3 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 0:01  
3
Denver   Utah
  11:50 Gordon Hayward turnover.
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot made. 11:32
(48-40) 		 
  11:08
(48-42) 		Rudy Gobert 2 point shot made. Assisted by Raul Neto.
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 10:51
(50-42) 		 
  10:28
(50-44) 		Rudy Gobert layup made.
Danilo Gallinari turnover. 10:08  
  9:44 Rudy Gobert layup missed. Blocked by Kenneth Faried.
  9:43 Derrick Favors offensive rebound.
  9:43
(50-46) 		Derrick Favors layup made.
Denver Timeout : full 9:43  
  9:29 Rudy Gobert personal foul.
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw missed (1 of 2). 9:29  
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw made (2 of 2). 9:29
(51-46) 		 
  9:19 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound. 9:18  
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot missed. 9:04  
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound. 9:02  
Kenneth Faried turnover. Rudy Gobert steals. 8:46  
  8:31
(51-48) 		Derrick Favors dunk made.
Danilo Gallinari layup missed. 8:09  
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound. 8:09  
Nikola Jokic layup made. 8:07
(53-48) 		 
  7:49 Raul Neto turnover. Gary Harris steals.
Emmanuel Mudiay layup missed. 7:43  
  7:42 Utah defensive rebound.
Kenneth Faried personal foul. 7:39  
Kenneth Faried turnover. 7:39  
  7:32
(53-50) 		Gordon Hayward 2 point shot made.
  7:13 Gordon Hayward personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 7:13
(54-50) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 7:13
(55-50) 		 
  6:56 Rodney Hood turnover.
Kenneth Faried layup missed. 6:31  
  6:31 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  6:28 Derrick Favors turnover. Gary Harris steals.
Danilo Gallinari turnover. 6:23  
  6:03
(55-52) 		Gordon Hayward 2 point shot made.
Emmanuel Mudiay layup missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 5:49  
  5:47 Raul Neto defensive rebound.
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 5:37  
  5:37
(55-53) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (1 of 2).
  5:37
(55-54) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (2 of 2).
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot made. 5:20
(57-54) 		 
  4:54 Utah turnover.
  4:35 Gordon Hayward personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw missed (1 of 2). 4:35  
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 4:35
(58-54) 		 
  4:19 Derrick Favors turnover. Nikola Jokic steals.
Gary Harris dunk made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 4:14
(60-54) 		 
  3:55 Gordon Hayward 3 point shot missed.
  3:54 Trey Burke offensive rebound.
  3:46
(60-57) 		Raul Neto 3 point shot made. Assisted by Rodney Hood.
  3:30 Gordon Hayward personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari personal foul. 3:30  
Nikola Jokic layup missed. 3:23  
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound. 3:22  
Nikola Jokic layup missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 3:18  
Denver offensive rebound. 3:18  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 3:11  
Joffrey Lauvergne offensive rebound. 3:10  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Trevor Booker. 3:06  
  3:04 Gordon Hayward defensive rebound.
  3:00
(60-59) 		Raul Neto layup made. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 2:37  
  2:36 Chris Johnson defensive rebound.
  2:25 Trevor Booker 2 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 2:22  
Nikola Jokic 3 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 2:12
(63-59) 		 
  1:47 Raul Neto 2 point shot missed.
  1:47 Utah offensive rebound.
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 1:47  
  1:47 Utah Timeout : full
  1:40 Gordon Hayward 2 point shot missed.
Randy Foye defensive rebound. 1:38  
Danilo Gallinari 2 point shot missed. 1:19  
  1:18 Derrick Favors defensive rebound.
  1:00
(63-61) 		Gordon Hayward 2 point shot made.
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. Trevor Booker steals. 0:45  
  0:30 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 0:30  
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot missed. 0:05  
  0:03 Raul Neto defensive rebound.
  0:01 Raul Neto 2 point shot missed.
4
Denver   Utah
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 11:42  
  11:42 Trey Burke defensive rebound.
  11:22 Rodney Hood 3 point shot missed.
Randy Foye defensive rebound. 11:21  
  11:20 Trey Lyles personal foul.
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot missed. 11:02  
  11:02 Utah defensive rebound.
  10:39
(63-63) 		Rodney Hood layup made (goaltending violation).
  10:29 Rodney Hood personal foul.
Jusuf Nurkic free throw made (1 of 2). 10:29
(64-63) 		 
Jusuf Nurkic free throw made (2 of 2). 10:29
(65-63) 		 
  10:08 Rodney Hood 2 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 10:08  
Will Barton turnover. Chris Johnson steals. 10:02  
  9:51
(65-65) 		Trey Burke layup made.
Jusuf Nurkic layup missed. 9:39  
  9:37 Trey Lyles defensive rebound.
Joffrey Lauvergne personal foul. 9:32  
  9:32
(65-66) 		Rodney Hood free throw made (1 of 2).
  9:32 Rodney Hood free throw missed (2 of 2).
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 9:31  
Randy Foye 2 point shot missed. 9:18  
Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound. 9:18  
Will Barton layup made. 9:06
(67-66) 		 
  8:55 Chris Johnson turnover. Gary Harris steals.
  8:54 Rodney Hood personal foul.
Gary Harris free throw made (1 of 2). 8:54
(68-66) 		 
Gary Harris free throw made (2 of 2). 8:54
(69-66) 		 
Will Barton 2 point shot missed. 8:40  
  8:40 Trey Burke defensive rebound.
  8:21 Chris Johnson 3 point shot missed. Blocked by Will Barton.
  8:20 Chris Johnson offensive rebound.
Randy Foye personal foul. 8:19  
  8:06 Gordon Hayward 3 point shot missed.
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 8:05  
Gary Harris layup missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 7:54  
  7:53 Trey Burke defensive rebound.
  7:48
(69-68) 		Trey Lyles dunk made. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.
Denver Timeout : full 7:45  
Will Barton dunk made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 7:31
(71-68) 		 
  7:08
(71-70) 		Gordon Hayward 2 point shot made.
Joffrey Lauvergne 3 point shot missed. 6:53  
  6:53 Trey Burke defensive rebound.
  6:34
(71-72) 		Derrick Favors 2 point shot made.
Joffrey Lauvergne 3 point shot missed. 6:20  
  6:19 Trey Lyles defensive rebound.
  6:10 Trey Burke 2 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 6:10  
Will Barton turnover. 5:51  
  5:34 Raul Neto 3 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 5:34  
Nikola Jokic 3 point shot missed. 5:09  
  5:08 Trey Lyles defensive rebound.
Danilo Gallinari personal foul. 4:55  
  4:55
(71-73) 		Derrick Favors free throw made (1 of 2).
  4:55 Derrick Favors free throw missed (2 of 2).
Will Barton defensive rebound. 4:55  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Trevor Booker. 4:30  
Will Barton offensive rebound. 4:29  
Will Barton layup made. 4:27
(73-73) 		 
  4:14 Derrick Favors 2 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 4:13  
Emmanuel Mudiay layup missed. Blocked by Derrick Favors. 4:03  
  4:00 Raul Neto defensive rebound.
  3:44
(73-75) 		Trevor Booker 2 point shot made.
Gary Harris turnover. 3:27  
  3:05 Raul Neto layup missed.
  3:05 Rudy Gobert offensive rebound.
  3:03 Rudy Gobert layup missed.
Kenneth Faried defensive rebound. 3:01  
  2:47 Gordon Hayward personal foul.
Denver Timeout : full 2:47  
Nikola Jokic free throw missed (1 of 2). 2:47  
Nikola Jokic free throw made (2 of 2). 2:47
(74-75) 		 
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 2:37  
  2:37
(74-76) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (1 of 2).
  2:37
(74-77) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (2 of 2).
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover. 2:26  
Emmanuel Mudiay personal foul. 2:09  
  2:09
(74-78) 		Raul Neto free throw made (1 of 2).
  2:09
(74-79) 		Raul Neto free throw made (2 of 2).
  1:58 Rudy Gobert personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 1:58
(75-79) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 1:58
(76-79) 		 
  1:42 Raul Neto 3 point shot missed.
Denver defensive rebound. 1:41  
  1:41 Trevor Booker personal foul.
Kenneth Faried free throw missed (1 of 2). 1:41  
Kenneth Faried free throw made (2 of 2). 1:41
(77-79) 		 
  1:28
(77-81) 		Derrick Favors 2 point shot made. Assisted by Gordon Hayward.
Denver Timeout : full 1:28  
Kenneth Faried turnover. 1:21  
  1:21 Utah Timeout : full
  0:59 Rodney Hood 3 point shot missed.
  0:57 Derrick Favors offensive rebound.
Kenneth Faried personal foul. 0:56  
  0:56
(77-82) 		Derrick Favors free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:56 Derrick Favors free throw missed (2 of 2).
Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound. 0:56  
Denver Timeout : short 0:55  
  0:46 Gordon Hayward personal foul.
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (1 of 2). 0:46
(78-82) 		 
Danilo Gallinari free throw made (2 of 2). 0:46
(79-82) 		 
Gary Harris personal foul. 0:46  
  0:46 Rudy Gobert free throw missed (1 of 2).
  0:46
(79-83) 		Rudy Gobert free throw made (2 of 2).
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 0:35  
Kenneth Faried offensive rebound. 0:35  
Kenneth Faried layup made. 0:34
(81-83) 		 
  0:34 Utah Timeout : short
  0:10 Rodney Hood 2 point shot missed.
  0:09 Derrick Favors offensive rebound.
Gary Harris personal foul. 0:05  
  0:05
(81-84) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:05
(81-85) 		Gordon Hayward free throw made (2 of 2).
Denver Timeout : short 0:05  
Danilo Gallinari 3 point shot missed. 0:01  
  0:01 Utah defensive rebound.