⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 21 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 5:58 · DEN 70-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
Q4 0:49 · DEN 93-99 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:55 · DEN 9-18 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:30 · DEN 16-26 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:44 · DEN 46-58 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
