⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30- A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q1 11:47 · UTAH 19-3 DEN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 20
Q2 1:36 · UTAH 70-50 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:48 · UTAH 43-40 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:54 · UTAH 100-77 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
