⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:40 · UTAH 13-0 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 4:26 · UTAH 50-29 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 1:39 · UTAH 52-40 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:28 · UTAH 92-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Donnell Harvey Technical Foul
Q2 4:26 · UTAH 41-29 DEN
- Technical
Donnell Harvey Technical Foul
Q2 4:07 · UTAH 42-29 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
