⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 28-6 off them- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 40
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:13 · UTAH 82-73 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:21 · UTAH 40-39 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony flagrant foul type 1 (Deron Williams draws the foul)
Q3 4:05 · UTAH 78-73 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 1:05 · UTAH 88-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
