⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 9:02 · UTAH 41-40 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:01 · UTAH 19-25 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:03 · UTAH 52-66 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
