⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 60
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:07 · UTAH 22-16 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:02 · UTAH 48-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 4:23 · UTAH 24-29 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul
Q2 0:43 · UTAH 62-60 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:36 · UTAH 114-122 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · UTAH 114-122 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
