⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:01 · UTAH 29-32 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:14 · UTAH 48-51 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:03 · UTAH 82-72 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses technical free throw
Q2 4:54 · UTAH 25-32 DET
- Technical
Milt Palacio technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:33 · UTAH 34-39 DET
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 · UTAH 82-74 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:54 · UTAH 25-32 DET
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:39 · UTAH 29-34 DET
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · UTAH 79-72 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
