⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 second 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
Q2 8:52 · UTAH 47-34 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 1:17 · UTAH 62-41 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:30 · UTAH 82-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:58 · UTAH 14-15 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
