Schedule and 2019-20 Results
Regular Season Records: Denver 46-27, Utah 44-28
Game 1 on Monday, 17 August: Utah loses at Denver, 135-pts-125(OT)
Game 2 on Wednesday, 19 August: Utah wins at Denver, 124-pts-105
Game 3 on Friday, 21 August: Denver loses at Utah, 124-pts-87
Game 4 on Sunday, 23 August: Denver loses at Utah, 129-pts-127
Game 5 on Tuesday, 25 August: Utah loses at Denver, 117-pts-107
Game 6 on Sunday, 30 August: Denver wins at Utah, 119-pts-107
Game 7 on Tuesday, 01 September: Utah loses at Denver, 80-pts-78

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Denver Nuggets hosted and bested the Utah Jazz 80-pts-78 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 victory. With the series 1440 win, the Denver Nuggets improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 6-18 overall and 3-9 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1440 loss, the Utah Jazz see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 13-21 overall and 5-5 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Denver Nuggets in series 1440 was WLLLWWW: Series 1440 thus becomes the second NBA Preliminary-round series, the fourth NBA series (all rounds), and the 16th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1440 victory, the Denver Nuggets become the first NBA team to surmount a 3-games-1 deficit for a 4-games-3 victory in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series since the Cleveland Cavaliers did so in series 1316 to win the 2016 NBA Finals. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series beginning in 1947, teams such as Denver which trailed 3-games-1 had a series record of only 11-242 (.043); so it is that Denver achieves a grade-A series comeback (and the best to date in best-of-7 Spring 2020 NBA/NHL playoffs).

After Game 6: The Denver Nuggets visited and defeated the Utah Jazz 119-pts-107 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a Game 7 record of 2-3, while the Utah Jazz have a Game 7 record of 3-2. The Denver Nuggets have a Game 7 home record of 2-1. The Utah Jazz have a Game 7 road record of 2-2. In series 1440 Game 6, the Denver Nuggets trailed their pseudo-host Utah Jazz by six points as late as after one quarter, but won series 1440 Game 6: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 2020, inclusive, road teams down six points as late as after one quarter had a game record of only 29-128 (.185) - the Denver Nuggets thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback.

After Game 5: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz 117-pts-107 to reduce the Utah Jazz best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1440 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 7-0 and a Game 6 record of 5-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 0-9 and a Game 6 record of 2-7. The Denver Nuggets trailed the pseudo-visiting Utah Jazz by nine points as late as after two quarters but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 2020, inclusive, home teams down nine points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 16-45 (.262) - the Denver Nuggets thus achieve a grade-C in-game comeback.

After Game 4: The Utah Jazz hosted and bested the Denver Nuggets 129-pts-127 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 5 record of 4-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 0-13 and a Game 5 record of 6-7.

After Game 3: The Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-pts-87 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 9-1 (with an active nine-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 8-2 (with an active five-Game 4 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-13 and a Game 4 record of 4-10. The sole Denver best-of-7 NBA playoff series victory in the wake of a 2-games-1 deficit occurred in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1406, in the 2019 NBA Preliminary round over the San Antonio Spurs. The 37-point margin of series 1440 Game 3 victory by the Utah Jazz is the largest ever in a best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round Game 3, breaking the previous best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round Game 3 record of a 36-point margin (by the Washington Wizards over the Cleveland Cavaliers in series 1041 Game 3, in the 2008 NBA Preliminary round). The 37-point margin of series 1440 Game 3 victory by the Utah Jazz is the fifth-largest ever in a best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 3 (all rounds).

After Game 2: The Utah Jazz visited and defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-pts-105 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-10 and a Game 3 record of 1-10 (with an active seven-Game 3 losing streak), while the Utah Jazz have a series record of 4-5 and a Game 3 record of 4-5.

After Game 1: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz 135-pts-125 (OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1440 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 4-7 and a Game 2 record of 4-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 3-17 and a Game 2 record of 4-16. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have seen their Game 2 outcome presage their series outcome in all eleven such series (four wins, seven losses).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2019-20 NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets finished 1.5 games ahead of the Utah Jazz. From 1947 through the 2019 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 1.5 regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 0-0 (---) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1440 is the 24th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Denver Nuggets, and the 34th for the Utah Jazz. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have an all-rounds series record of 5-18, a Preliminary-round series record of 2-9, and a Game 1 record of 11-12, while the Utah Jazz have an all-rounds series record of 13-20, a Preliminary-round series record of 5-4, and a Game 1 record of 13-20 (with an active four-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1440 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz. Utah won two of the three previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series between these two teams, including the last two such series.