โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:07 ยท UTAH 50-54 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:38 ยท UTAH 69-68 DAL
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 0:08 ยท UTAH 83-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 ยท UTAH 84-88 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:24 ยท UTAH 10-19 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:41 ยท UTAH 71-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 0:08 ยท UTAH 83-88 DAL
๐The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |









