⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 29, and outscored them 30-14 off them
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 7:50 · SAC 18-7 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Bobby Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Brown.
Q4 1:51 · SAC 77-76 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- Winner
DeShawn Stevenson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · SAC 77-78 UTAH
- Ties it
DeShawn Stevenson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · SAC 77-77 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Amaechi Offensive Foul
Q4 3:43 · SAC 71-74 UTAH
- Turnover
Scott Padgett Lost Ball
Q4 1:54 · SAC 75-76 UTAH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson Lost Ball
Q4 0:42 · SAC 77-78 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
