⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
+1Q128-27
-2Q229-29
-2Q318-21
-7Q421-28
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
25Free throws made13
11Offensive rebounds16
18Turnovers13
17Assists22
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 4:35 · UTAH 24-19 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q2 1:27 · UTAH 51-50 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul
Q2 5:11 · UTAH 44-45 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
