⏱️How 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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:31 · WSH 57-69 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:18 · WSH 69-77 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:50 · WSH 79-83 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · WSH 77-83 UTAH
- Missed FT
Michael Ruffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · WSH 77-83 UTAH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 0:41 · WSH 88-95 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:34 · WSH 18-28 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur turnover
Q4 3:47 · WSH 77-83 UTAH
- Turnover
Milt Palacio bad pass
Q4 1:49 · WSH 81-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Milt Palacio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · WSH 83-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
