⏱️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 fourth 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
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:05 · UTAH 28-25 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:01 · UTAH 93-91 DEN
- Lead
Carlos Boozer hit a two point shot, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 2:09 · UTAH 108-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 3:53 · UTAH 104-101 DEN
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 106-104 DEN
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:49 · UTAH 110-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 2:31 · UTAH 106-106 DEN
- Steal
Steve Blake stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:49 · UTAH 110-109 DEN
- Go-ahead
Allen Iverson hit a layup, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 110-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 · UTAH 104-101 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 112-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
