⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 29 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 · DEN 8-0 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:30 · DEN 33-41 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q3 1:10 · DEN 88-102 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 3:26 · DEN 100-125 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rudy Gay and Bones Hyland
Q4 0:35 · DEN 100-124 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
