⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 28 from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:55 · UTAH 13-5 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:56 · UTAH 94-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Rodney Hood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 96-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:28 · UTAH 63-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried offensive foul (Alec Burks draws the foul)
Q4 2:04 · UTAH 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried turnover
Q4 2:04 · UTAH 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:44 · UTAH 94-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
