⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
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
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:11 · DEN 19-5 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 8:10 · DEN 61-48 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:20 · DEN 10-5 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:12 · DEN 91-84 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:06 · DEN 72-68 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:36 · DEN 91-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:36 · DEN 91-84 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 11 |
