⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
-6Q125-28
-2Q222-23
-5Q321-27
+2Q427-27
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 33-10 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
Key battles
10Points off turnovers33
12Fast break points24
26Turnovers14
9Steals15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 4:33 · UTAH 59-75 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
