⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 2:16 · PHX 54-45 UTAH
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · PHX 102-101 UTAH
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · PHX 104-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:48 · PHX 12-11 UTAH
- Technical
Shawn Marion technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · PHX 71-63 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · PHX 104-104 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:00 · PHX 15-24 UTAH
- Ties it
Matt Harpring hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 0:57 · PHX 103-103 UTAH
- Winner
Carlos Boozer hit a dunk
Q4 0:31 · PHX 104-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 3:26 · PHX 95-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (Kurt Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 2:35 · PHX 99-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 2:35 · PHX 99-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
