⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:54 · UTAH 73-71 DEN
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · UTAH 82-77 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · UTAH 82-79 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 75-73 DEN
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay possession lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · UTAH 77-74 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried possession lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 81-77 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
