⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 16-8 off them- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 1:54 · UTAH 28-18 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Double Technical Foul. Scot Pollard gains possession.
Q3 3:10 · UTAH 55-59 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 1:42 · UTAH 59-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q1 5:43 · UTAH 9-10 SAC
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic Technical Foul
Q2 4:11 · UTAH 36-28 SAC
- Technical
Doug Christie Technical Foul
Q2 3:10 · UTAH 38-29 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
