⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three
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
- Winner
Mehmet Okur made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Deron Williams.
Q4 2:13 · UTAH 84-82 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:13 · UTAH 90-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 4:58 · UTAH 81-79 DAL
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Turnover
Q4 4:41 · UTAH 81-81 DAL
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw.
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 88-82 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 4:03 · UTAH 19-27 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 81-81 DAL
- Flagrant
Dirk Nowitzki Flagrant Foul Type 1. Matt Harpring gains possession.
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 87-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:51 · UTAH 90-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 15 | Blocks | 9 |
