⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 68
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 11:44 · UTAH 51-30 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 3:28 · UTAH 123-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Olynyk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:33 · UTAH 96-87 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
