⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their nine- Went cold from three, two of thirteen
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:22 · SAC 10-4 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · SAC 95-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · SAC 98-96 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ronnie Price misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:42 · SAC 101-106 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:03 · SAC 95-91 UTAH
- Winner
Mehmet Okur hit a 24-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:45 · SAC 99-101 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 2:18 · SAC 99-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Harpring lost ball
Q4 3:53 · SAC 96-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
