⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:34 · LAL 18-16 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 4:39 · LAL 43-31 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q2 10:18 · LAL 23-20 UTAH
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:28 · LAL 86-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Winner
Ben Handlogten made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · LAL 87-88 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:18 · LAL 23-20 UTAH
- Missed FT
Aleksandar Pavlovic missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:20 · LAL 84-83 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ben Handlogten missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · LAL 87-87 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
