⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+2Q128-23
+5Q235-23
0Q325-20
-5Q429-34
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 42
Key battles
68Points in the paint42
17Steals10
27Fast break points17
32%Three-point accuracy44%
🏀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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:47 · DEN 28-20 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
