⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-6 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their ten
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:42 · UTAH 16-6 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul
Q3 7:49 · UTAH 58-74 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 1:14 · UTAH 53-70 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 3:34 · UTAH 71-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q4 6:08 · UTAH 89-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
