Jazz beat Nuggets 109–97 with Markkanen and George at the front
Lauri Markkanen scored 17 points and Keyonte George added 15 in Utah’s October 4 preseason win. Julian Strawther led Denver with 14.
Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 17, 2026.
The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 109–97 in NBA preseason play on October 4, 2026, with Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George supplying two different scoring performances. Markkanen finished with 17 points, while George added 15.
Markkanen made three three-pointers and all four of his free throws. George also converted four free throws, but his field-goal line looked different: five makes on eight attempts, compared with Markkanen’s five on 12. Two of Utah’s leading scorers arrived at similar totals through different shooting results.
Denver’s Julian Strawther scored 14 points, making six of 13 shots from the field. Aaron Gordon added 12 points on four of eight shooting. Strawther’s extra field goals put him ahead of Gordon in points, while Gordon made half of his attempts.
The Jazz won by 12 points, and the individual comparisons offer a concrete look at the preseason result. George and Gordon each made at least half of their field-goal attempts, while Markkanen’s three made three-pointers helped distinguish his game-high scoring total.
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