⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 15
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 83-83 DEN
- Ties it
Trey Burke hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:50 · UTAH 97-97 DEN
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 0:54 · UTAH 99-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward traveling
Q4 2:14 · UTAH 94-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 10:22 · UTAH 25-41 DEN
- Lead
Timofey Mozgov hit a 5-foot two point shot, Darrell Arthur with the assist
Q4 1:12 · UTAH 97-99 DEN
- Winner
Ty Lawson hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 99-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Arron Afflalo flagrant foul type 2 (Alec Burks draws the foul)
Q4 5:54 · UTAH 86-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
