⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 5:58 · DEN 72-70 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 0:42 · DEN 91-80 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:16 · DEN 106-88 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:50 · DEN 12-15 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 3:43 · DEN 108-99 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
