⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · DEN 9-0 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 1:02 · DEN 62-40 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:29 · DEN 25-16 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q3 8:32 · DEN 72-55 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Elson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:15 · DEN 36-26 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
