⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-14 off them- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:53 · UTAH 85-85 SAC
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur bad pass
Q4 0:51 · UTAH 87-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · UTAH 87-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:43 · UTAH 6-18 SAC
- Winner
Bonzi Wells hit a 23-foot three jumper, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 1:37 · UTAH 85-88 SAC
- Steal
Kenny Thomas stole it from Mehmet Okur
Q4 0:51 · UTAH 87-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:37 · UTAH 60-63 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 89-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
