⏱️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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 39 from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:58 · UTAH 24-28 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:45 · UTAH 108-116 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:48 · UTAH 0-12 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 7:24 · UTAH 99-116 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 4:10 · UTAH 108-126 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
