⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:53 · DEN 24-24 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Dahntay Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:19 · DEN 57-46 UTAH
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 4:20 · DEN 95-89 UTAH
- Turnover
Chris Andersen bad pass
Q4 0:54 · DEN 108-101 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Chris Andersen
Q4 0:54 · DEN 108-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q2 11:07 · DEN 24-24 UTAH
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:43 · DEN 70-61 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive goaltending
Q4 0:46 · DEN 108-101 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
