⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:11 · UTAH 21-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:25 · UTAH 46-51 DEN
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring misses technical free throw
Q3 5:31 · UTAH 61-73 DEN
- Turnover
Matt Harpring bad pass
Q4 0:40 · UTAH 106-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:07 · UTAH 2-12 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 9:00 · UTAH 30-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario lost ball
Q4 3:48 · UTAH 95-103 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Matt Harpring draws the foul)
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 106-109 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 106-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
