⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+13Q133-18
-3Q218-21
+13Q343-27
+9Q425-17
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 33-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 3
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
Key battles
21Fast break points3
33Points off turnovers11
8Blocks2
11Steals4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q1 4:20 · SAC 33-12 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:11 · SAC 35-32 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
