⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 31 turnovers to their 24- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by John Stockton.
Q4 4:39 · DEN 47-53 UTAH
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:09 · DEN 50-55 UTAH
- Turnover
Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by John Stockton.
Q4 1:57 · DEN 53-58 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:27 · DEN 18-31 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Stockton Offensive Foul
Q4 4:54 · DEN 47-53 UTAH
- Turnover
John Stockton Foul
Q4 4:54 · DEN 47-53 UTAH
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · DEN 53-57 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 31 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
