⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 33- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:26 · UTAH 84-80 CHI
- Go-ahead
Matt Harpring hit a 15-foot jumper, Milt Palacio with the assist
OT 4:35 · UTAH 95-94 CHI
- Winner
Mehmet Okur hit a 30-foot three jumper, Keith McLeod with the assist
OT 0:00 · UTAH 109-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko lost ball
Q4 0:41 · UTAH 92-88 CHI
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
OT 4:03 · UTAH 95-96 CHI
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur turnover
OT 4:03 · UTAH 95-96 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andres Nocioni with the assist
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 93-93 CHI
- Lead
Darius Songaila hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:47 · UTAH 93-94 CHI
- Go-ahead
Ben Gordon hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 4:16 · UTAH 95-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila offensive foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)
OT 3:54 · UTAH 95-96 CHI
- Turnover
Darius Songaila turnover
OT 3:54 · UTAH 95-96 CHI
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
OT 0:03 · UTAH 106-107 CHI
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
