⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:07 · UTAH 86-93 PHX
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:31 · UTAH 108-108 PHX
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a 23-foot jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
OT 3:51 · UTAH 110-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses technical free throw
Q2 2:12 · UTAH 48-44 PHX
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur traveling
Q4 4:56 · UTAH 90-96 PHX
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:00 · UTAH 92-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Shawn Marion hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:48 · UTAH 106-108 PHX
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion hit a 24-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 3:34 · UTAH 110-111 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 4:33 · UTAH 90-96 PHX
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:46 · UTAH 116-115 PHX
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:46 · UTAH 116-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
