⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23
Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 4:15 · UTAH 60-59 DET
- Ties it
John Stockton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 75-75 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · UTAH 74-72 DET
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 75-75 DET
- Turnover
Matt Harpring Lost Ball
Q4 0:35 · UTAH 75-75 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:25 · UTAH 7-12 DET
- Go-ahead
Clifford Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Q4 1:22 · UTAH 74-75 DET
- Winner
Jon Barry made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 75-78 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:42 · UTAH 74-72 DET
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:42 · UTAH 74-72 DET
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Calbert Cheaney.
Q4 1:39 · UTAH 74-72 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |









