⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:27 · DEN 24-10 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 10:51 · DEN 54-37 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:26 · DEN 64-53 UTAH
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul
Q3 5:07 · DEN 66-53 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell Technical Foul
Q2 3:55 · DEN 42-27 UTAH
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson Technical Foul
Q3 5:26 · DEN 64-53 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
