⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 40- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 32-12 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:48 · UTAH 22-14 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 6:22 · UTAH 106-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 3:10 · UTAH 53-43 DEN
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:18 · UTAH 60-64 DEN
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses technical free throw
Q4 6:00 · UTAH 98-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:56 · UTAH 53-52 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 11:15 · UTAH 56-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Joey Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:10 · UTAH 53-43 DEN
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:00 · UTAH 98-95 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:54 · UTAH 101-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |