⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 52
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:48 · DEN 54-50 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · DEN 94-101 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:55 · DEN 7-17 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:29 · DEN 33-42 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:21 · DEN 61-62 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · DEN 97-103 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DEN 99-103 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DEN 99-103 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
