⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:11 · UTAH 51-56 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 10:22 · UTAH 4-18 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
