⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 14 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third quarter- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 66
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 5:54 · UTAH 81-79 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · UTAH 98-96 DEN
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 104-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 105-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:45 · UTAH 8-15 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:54 · UTAH 48-63 DEN
- Ties it
Andre Miller hit a 12-foot jumper
Q4 0:54 · UTAH 102-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q4 4:03 · UTAH 98-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · UTAH 98-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 104-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
