⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:03 · UTAH 17-14 DEN
- Winner
Carlos Arroyo made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raja Bell.
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 85-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Offensive Foul
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 83-75 DEN
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Foul
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 83-75 DEN
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:40 · UTAH 83-81 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
- Ties it
Nene Hilario made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Traveling
Q4 0:52 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Foul
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 15 | Blocks | 13 |
