⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 46
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
- Go-ahead
Andrei Kirilenko made Layup. Assisted by John Stockton.
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 90-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:15 · UTAH 24-34 DAL
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 8:44 · UTAH 73-73 DAL
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 8:44 · UTAH 73-73 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:15 · UTAH 0-10 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 5:33 · UTAH 81-87 DAL
- Winner
Nick Van Exel made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 90-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul
Q2 7:15 · UTAH 24-34 DAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 81-83 DAL
- Turnover
Raef Lafrentz Bad Pass. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 2:17 · UTAH 86-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
