⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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 0:07 · DEN 34-26 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 1:41 · DEN 59-50 UTAH
- Winner
Bruce Brown hit a dunk, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 1:19 · DEN 112-110 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 2:08 · DEN 110-108 UTAH
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · DEN 110-110 UTAH
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 112-110 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:19 · DEN 34-34 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:58 · DEN 70-68 UTAH
- Ties it
Jarred Vanderbilt hit a dunk
Q4 2:05 · DEN 110-110 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive foul
Q4 3:47 · DEN 108-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover
Q4 3:47 · DEN 108-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass
Q4 2:48 · DEN 110-105 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
