⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
9Offensive rebounds3
15Turnovers7
26Free throws made14
5Steals9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 4:43 · UTAH 116-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 · UTAH 91-84 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 0:33 · UTAH 63-65 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:47 · UTAH 92-90 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 118-108 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
