⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 28- Made two threes to their eight
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:45 · UTAH 36-26 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:04 · UTAH 68-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:14 · UTAH 98-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:57 · UTAH 100-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:26 · UTAH 59-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:41 · UTAH 94-91 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 101-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · UTAH 103-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
