⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 7:12 · UTAH 23-9 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 5:26 · UTAH 116-100 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:50 · UTAH 124-111 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
