Mattie T’s 1st Round NBA Playoffs Recap: Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 1, 2010
Game 1:
126
113
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 42 points & dished out 5 assists in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver outrebounded Utah 42-31 & shot 57.1% for the game.
Game 2:
114
111
Star Player of the Game: Jazz guard Deron Williams, who scored 33 points & dished out 14 assists in 44 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Utah shot 52.9% for the game & held Denver to just 4-of-18 (22.2%) shooting from three-point distance.
Game 3:
105
93
Star Player of the Game: Jazz forward Paul Millsap, who scored 22 points & grabbed 19 rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver committed more turnovers (14) than assists (12).
Game 4:
117
106
Star Player of the Game: Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, who scored 31 points, grabbed 13 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Utah shot 53.2% for the game.
Game 5:
116
102
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 26 points & grabbed 11 rebounds in 44 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver outscored Utah 66-50 in the 2nd half. (Jazz led 52-50 at halftime)
Game 6:
112
104
Star Player of the Game: Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, who scored 22 points, grabbed 20 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 45 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Utah shot 52.2% for the game.
Congratulations to Jerry Sloan’s Utah Jazz, who will advance to the Semifinals for the 3rd time over the past 4 years.
As for Adrian Dantley’s Denver Nuggets, they suffer their 6th first-round playoff exit in the last 7 seasons.
