⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 38
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:44 · LAL 23-16 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q3 0:28 · LAL 96-68 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q3 7:48 · LAL 60-49 UTAH
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q3 5:16 · LAL 66-60 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
John Stockton Technical Foul
Q2 4:46 · LAL 38-28 UTAH
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:16 · LAL 66-60 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
