⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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 from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:45 · UTAH 58-49 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 4:01 · UTAH 80-57 DEN
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Will Barton
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 99-94 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:37 · UTAH 94-83 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:24 · UTAH 103-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 99-94 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 101-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
