⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:18 · UTAH 8-2 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 0:39 · UTAH 62-53 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 95-88 SAC
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko turnover
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 95-88 SAC
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 97-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:54 · UTAH 95-93 SAC
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Derek Fisher
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 97-95 SAC
- Winner
Shareef Abdur-Rahim hit a 24-foot three jumper, Ron Artest with the assist
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 97-98 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
