โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 25-12 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 7:26 ยท UTAH 61-43 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Howard Eisley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:37 ยท UTAH 22-24 POR
- Technical
Gordan Giricek Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 1:04 ยท UTAH 67-47 POR
- Missed FT
Randy Livingston missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:45 ยท UTAH 75-55 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:26 ยท UTAH 6-14 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:02 ยท UTAH 78-66 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |






