⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q4 3:13 · UTAH 99-71 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins Technical Foul
Q3 6:56 · UTAH 56-32 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 14 | Blocks | 7 |







