⏱️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 first 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:24 · UTAH 33-37 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 9:59 · UTAH 100-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 20 |
| 18 | Blocks | 18 |
