⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 25 from three
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 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:08 · UTAH 41-47 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:49 · UTAH 80-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 4:47 · UTAH 86-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · UTAH 91-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · UTAH 91-97 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 6:15 · UTAH 31-42 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 1:34 · UTAH 95-109 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 16 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
