⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of eleven from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 31
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 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:27 · SAC 42-32 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:56 · SAC 79-72 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug Christie Offensive Foul
Q4 3:27 · SAC 85-77 UTAH
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · SAC 90-85 UTAH
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · SAC 90-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:20 · SAC 82-77 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · SAC 92-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Jackson.
Q4 0:22 · SAC 94-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
