⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-15 off them- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 45
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 3:59 · WSH 83-78 UTAH
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · WSH 89-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Etan Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Raja Bell.
Q4 0:44 · WSH 89-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 7:20 · WSH 55-60 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Ostertag Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 4:03 · WSH 81-78 UTAH
- Missed FT
Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:11 · WSH 86-80 UTAH
- Turnover
Raja Bell Lost Ball. Stolen by Jared Jeffries.
Q4 1:27 · WSH 88-86 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
