⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:24 · PHX 62-68 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Steve Nash hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:04 · PHX 104-103 UTAH
- Ties it
Boris Diaw hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 105-105 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 104-105 UTAH
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 105-107 UTAH
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 105-107 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:48 · PHX 104-105 UTAH
- Winner
Mehmet Okur hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:05 · PHX 105-107 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · PHX 99-103 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams offensive foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · PHX 101-103 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 1:15 · PHX 101-103 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
