⏱️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, 6 points better 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, 37 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 6
- They shot well above their usual, three of six from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:45 · LAL 14-8 UTAH
- Winner
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 0:53 · LAL 96-95 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 0:53 · LAL 102-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · LAL 83-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Raja Bell.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 83-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · LAL 92-93 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:36 · LAL 18-20 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 10:22 · LAL 49-62 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Howard Eisley made 19 ft jumper.
Q4 2:44 · LAL 89-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raja Bell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:43 · LAL 85-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Lost Ball. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 0:27 · LAL 98-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Harpring Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 102-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
