⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second 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
Made eleven threes to their five- A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33 in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:50 · UTAH 52-38 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33
Q2 0:35 · UTAH 87-54 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 0:02 · UTAH 76-54 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q3 0:25 · UTAH 108-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:47 · UTAH 64-47 DEN
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:02 · UTAH 75-54 DEN
- Flagrant
Anthony Carter flagrant foul type 1 (Carlos Boozer draws the foul)
Q2 0:02 · UTAH 77-54 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 73% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
