⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three
- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 9:17 · SAC 34-29 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 2:00 · SAC 59-49 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:46 · SAC 73-69 UTAH
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:11 · SAC 75-71 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · SAC 88-82 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:58 · SAC 73-69 UTAH
- Turnover
Greg Ostertag Bad Pass. Stolen by Vlade Divac.
Q4 0:22 · SAC 88-82 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
