⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:38 · UTAH 25-27 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:22 · UTAH 60-50 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 9:25 · UTAH 97-75 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:33 · UTAH 14-24 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Andersen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:17 · UTAH 82-66 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
