⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:41 · DEN 44-40 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:41 · DEN 58-57 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 1:29 · DEN 95-102 UTAH
- Turnover
Ty Lawson turnover
Q4 1:29 · DEN 95-102 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:16 · DEN 48-55 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
