⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 53
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:58 · DEN 37-29 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 4:21 · DEN 76-61 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses technical free throw
Q1 3:59 · DEN 14-17 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:38 · DEN 37-38 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:31 · DEN 99-91 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 1 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 11 | Blocks | 16 |
