⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 39-17 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 9:44 · DEN 19-5 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 7:36 · DEN 56-42 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 5:42 · DEN 87-68 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Hunter Tyson technical foul
Q2 2:40 · DEN 59-49 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:41 · DEN 42-42 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Walker Kessler technical foul
Q3 4:32 · DEN 84-68 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 39 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
