⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 27- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:24 · UTAH 23-12 LAL
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur hit a 20-foot jumper, Carlos Boozer with the assist
Q4 2:15 · UTAH 105-104 LAL
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mehmet Okur with the assist
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 110-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:22 · UTAH 94-95 LAL
- Turnover
Matt Harpring traveling
Q4 4:22 · UTAH 101-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:17 · UTAH 107-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 101-102 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 101-102 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 112-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
