⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 27 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 0:01 · DEN 34-21 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 4:45 · DEN 45-31 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 3:05 · DEN 75-60 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
