⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their seventeen
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:40 · UTAH 81-84 NO
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 91-91 NO
- Ties it
Milt Palacio hit a dunk, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 0:44 · UTAH 95-95 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Harpring lost ball
Q4 4:50 · UTAH 87-89 NO
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 93-95 NO
- Turnover
Milt Palacio bad pass
Q4 0:05 · UTAH 95-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Rasual Butler hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 2:15 · UTAH 91-93 NO
- Lead
David West hit a dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 1:12 · UTAH 93-95 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 95-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 89-91 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:12 · UTAH 93-95 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:12 · UTAH 93-95 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
