⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:16 · DEN 21-22 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 5:07 · DEN 45-35 UTAH
- Steal
Darrell Arthur stole it from Rudy Gobert
Q4 1:49 · DEN 94-88 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 4:52 · DEN 90-82 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:15 · DEN 10-22 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Boris Diaw technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:45 · DEN 75-63 UTAH
- Turnover
George Hill traveling
Q4 4:13 · DEN 90-84 UTAH
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · DEN 94-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
