⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 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, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 55
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:33 · DEN 16-9 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DEN 101-107 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:03 · DEN 29-40 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 8:29 · DEN 79-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Ingles misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DEN 101-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
