⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 23-8 off them- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
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
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Gordan Giricek
Q4 0:34 · DEN 104-112 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Blake technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · DEN 48-54 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:54 · DEN 56-69 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:00 · DEN 30-36 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:38 · DEN 48-62 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordan Giricek lost ball
Q4 0:34 · DEN 104-112 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
