⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of eight from three
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 3:57 · UTAH 46-43 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:54 · UTAH 72-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q4 3:47 · UTAH 74-80 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:27 · UTAH 8-11 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rick Fox Lost Ball. Stolen by Calbert Cheaney.
Q4 2:33 · UTAH 78-83 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 82-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 84-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
