⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 24- Went cold from three, three of twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 4:31 · LAL 42-37 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 8:33 · LAL 55-42 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:25 · LAL 85-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:50 · LAL 77-77 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · LAL 85-80 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · LAL 91-84 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:51 · LAL 69-63 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox.
Q4 1:42 · LAL 83-79 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Offensive Foul
Q4 1:27 · LAL 83-79 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Foul
Q4 1:27 · LAL 83-79 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
