⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of fourteen from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 29-13 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:03 · UTAH 22-9 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 8:55 · UTAH 59-36 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:33 · UTAH 9-6 LAC
- Missed FT
Rusty LaRue missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:52 · UTAH 27-13 LAC
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:03 · UTAH 61-39 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:48 · UTAH 29-25 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 2:09 · UTAH 69-51 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff McInnis Technical Foul
Q1 6:33 · UTAH 9-6 LAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
