⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:06 · SAC 17-5 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 6:52 · SAC 105-80 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q1 6:24 · SAC 13-5 UTAH
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q1 6:24 · SAC 13-5 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
