⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-19 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:18 · LAL 19-12 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · LAL 91-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Smush Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 93-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Luke Walton bad pass
Q4 0:08 · LAL 94-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:08 · LAL 9-10 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 1:50 · LAL 50-34 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:26 · LAL 59-52 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko turnover
Q4 0:09 · LAL 94-86 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
