⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:00 · WSH 64-59 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · WSH 90-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · WSH 90-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Bad Pass. Stolen by Raja Bell.
Q4 2:15 · WSH 92-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 11:29 · WSH 25-37 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Lost Ball. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 3:38 · WSH 90-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Bad Pass
Q4 2:42 · WSH 91-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Traveling
Q4 2:11 · WSH 92-87 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
