⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 23
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 5:41 · UTAH 76-60 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 5:56 · UTAH 102-76 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 4:37 · UTAH 15-12 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton misses technical free throw
Q2 11:41 · UTAH 27-31 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
