⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
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
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:56 · DEN 5-4 UTAH
- Technical
Nene Hilario Double Technical Foul. Mikki Moore gains possession.
Q2 10:34 · DEN 28-17 UTAH
- Technical
Rodney White Technical Foul
Q4 10:47 · DEN 79-57 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 6:13 · DEN 31-22 UTAH
- Technical
Michael Ruffin Technical Foul
Q3 6:31 · DEN 64-52 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
