⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:04 · WSH 59-60 UTAH
- Lead
Jarvis Hayes hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:24 · WSH 111-109 UTAH
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · WSH 114-111 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 9:53 · WSH 88-91 UTAH
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:22 · WSH 106-109 UTAH
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a layup
Q4 0:11 · WSH 111-111 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Harpring offensive foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)
Q4 4:45 · WSH 94-98 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Harpring turnover
Q4 4:45 · WSH 94-98 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 4:28 · WSH 94-98 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
