⏱️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 Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Made nine threes to their 22
- Went cold from three, nine of 37
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:39 · DEN 88-88 UTAH
- Lead
Jamal Murray hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:43 · DEN 100-98 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 2:42 · DEN 104-98 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:10 · DEN 104-100 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DEN 104-103 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:04 · DEN 134-132 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 3:17 · DEN 15-32 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Donovan Mitchell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 0:30 · DEN 115-117 UTAH
- Lead
Donovan Mitchell hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
OT 0:03 · DEN 117-119 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 2:45 · DEN 111-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale out of bounds lost ball turnover
2OT 3:17 · DEN 121-121 UTAH
- Turnover
Joe Ingles traveling
2OT 1:20 · DEN 128-123 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 22 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
