⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
George McCloud Double Technical Foul. Bryon Russell gains possession.
Q4 3:41 · DEN 82-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 1:06 · DEN 65-85 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
