⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth 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
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:09 · DEN 17-7 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 0:38 · DEN 93-65 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 38
Q4 8:01 · DEN 111-73 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q3 0:43 · DEN 81-65 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:55 · DEN 39-37 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Collin Sexton technical foul
Q2 0:52 · DEN 51-43 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 38 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 13 | Blocks | 0 |
