โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:11 ยท UTAH 10-2 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q2 0:32 ยท UTAH 60-41 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 7:54 ยท UTAH 81-64 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 8:26 ยท UTAH 54-41 NY
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 8:26 ยท UTAH 54-41 NY

Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:52 ยท UTAH 16-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:08 ยท UTAH 70-64 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kurt Thomas Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 8:26 ยท UTAH 54-41 NY
๐The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |









