⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 9:47 · UTAH 15-2 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:56 · UTAH 73-66 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:16 · UTAH 114-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kris Dunn misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:10 · UTAH 106-108 DEN
- Turnover
Ochai Agbaji bad pass
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 116-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:15 · UTAH 38-30 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:31 · UTAH 54-53 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:08 · UTAH 85-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vlatko Cancar bad pass
Q4 1:22 · UTAH 114-109 DEN
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · UTAH 114-110 DEN
- Turnover
Ish Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 118-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
