The Utah Jazz defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-105 in Game 2 of their first round of the NBA playoffs. Here’s a look at what we learned.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz 135-125 in the opening game of this Western Conference NBA playoffs series. Coming into the matchup the Nuggets went a perfect 3-0 against the Jazz during the regular season.
With that in mind, the Nuggets were feeling pretty confident about their chances heading into Game 2, even if the total margin of victory in the four previous games between these two ball clubs was 21 points. This is especially true, considering they withstood 57 points from Donovan Mitchell in Game 1.
Unfortunately for the Nuggets, the Jazz didn’t get the memo. After a nip-and-tuck, back-and-forth battle for most of the half, the Jazz concluded the first 24 minutes of action with a 20-6 run that enabled them to go into the break with a 61-48 advantage.
The Jazz continued to pour it on, as they converted six 3-pointers on their first eight possessions of the third quarter. The result was a 43-29 edge in that frame, pushing the lead to 27 points heading into the fourth quarter. When it was all said and done, the Jazz came away with a convincing 124-105 victory, notching their first win in five tries against the No. 3 seeded Nuggets.
Even more important, Utah has evened this best-of-seven series at one game apiece, thus showing their opponent that this team is not going to be an easy out in these playoffs. With that sentiment in mind, here’s a look a some of the notable takeaways from Utah’s Game 2 victory.