⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 39 from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 7:30 · DEN 24-14 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 10:13 · DEN 52-33 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 10:00 · DEN 108-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:57 · DEN 35-19 UTAH
- Technical
Jeff Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:21 · DEN 35-25 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:57 · DEN 35-29 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
