⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀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 took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 2:32 · UTAH 35-33 DEN
- Steal
Bojan Bogdanovic stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 125-120 DEN
- Steal
Joe Ingles stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 127-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic bad pass
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 121-117 DEN
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 124-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Aaron Gordon stole it from Bojan Bogdanovic
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 121-117 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · UTAH 121-117 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 125-120 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 127-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 21 | Threes made | 17 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
