⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 29
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good 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 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:13 · UTAH 16-14 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:32 · UTAH 53-47 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 10:03 · UTAH 6-14 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright Technical Foul
Q1 1:55 · UTAH 27-20 MEM
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul
Q2 0:15 · UTAH 46-47 MEM
- Technical
James Posey Technical Foul
Q4 2:40 · UTAH 84-74 MEM
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
