⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 21 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, 21 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 37 fast break points to 15
- A 19-0 run from level to 19 points 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up
Q1 11:38 · DEN 19-0 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q1 5:56 · DEN 33-5 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 9:36 · DEN 114-88 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q1 4:03 · DEN 33-13 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 3:05 · DEN 96-79 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 24 | Threes made | 14 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
