⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️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 26- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 29
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 30-13 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 8:04 · UTAH 81-79 SAC
- Lead
Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by John Stockton.
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 84-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Double Technical Foul. Doug Christie gains possession.
Q2 9:57 · UTAH 23-32 SAC
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 82-80 SAC
- Turnover
Bryon Russell Out of Bounds
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 85-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:43 · UTAH 11-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:33 · UTAH 55-61 SAC
- Winner
Mike Bibby made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · UTAH 85-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · UTAH 81-80 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Offensive Foul
Q4 2:21 · UTAH 81-80 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Foul
Q4 2:21 · UTAH 81-80 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
