⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:53 · NO 12-4 UTAH
- Lead
Desmond Mason hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NO 104-103 UTAH
- Ties it
Desmond Mason hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NO 103-103 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · NO 100-101 UTAH
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NO 104-105 UTAH
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NO 104-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 1:01 · NO 104-103 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
