⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Made two threes to their eight
- They shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 11:27 · UTAH 63-52 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:43 · UTAH 15-12 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:49 · UTAH 36-35 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ira Newble Technical Foul
Q1 5:43 · UTAH 15-12 ATL
- Technical
Theo Ratliff Technical Foul
Q3 9:49 · UTAH 59-52 ATL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
