⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:48 · UTAH 69-69 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Milt Palacio lost ball
Q4 3:45 · UTAH 78-74 SAC
- Turnover
Milt Palacio bad pass
Q4 3:26 · UTAH 78-74 SAC
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · UTAH 86-79 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:31 · UTAH 57-67 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells turnover
Q4 3:45 · UTAH 78-74 SAC
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:33 · UTAH 80-75 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
