⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 2 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:24 · UTAH 45-47 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:26 · UTAH 81-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams double technical foul
Q3 0:36 · UTAH 67-67 DEN
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:19 · UTAH 97-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 11 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
