⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 20-8 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
- Went cold from three, seven of 29
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
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Will Barton
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 104-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trent Forrest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · UTAH 104-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 106-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 106-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:31 · UTAH 19-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zeke Nnaji offensive foul
Q4 2:01 · UTAH 103-99 DEN
- Turnover
Zeke Nnaji turnover
Q4 2:01 · UTAH 103-99 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 104-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
