⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 27- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 11:00 · DEN 41-28 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:20 · DEN 54-38 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 11:17 · DEN 70-55 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:07 · DEN 97-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · DEN 104-98 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:17 · DEN 41-36 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:46 · DEN 85-83 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 41 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
