⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 9:37 · UTAH 36-23 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 6:43 · UTAH 94-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarron Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:03 · UTAH 39-29 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:32 · UTAH 48-43 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
