⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:31 · UTAH 22-10 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rafael Araujo flagrant foul type 2 (Marvin Williams draws the foul)
Q4 9:26 · UTAH 85-51 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:26 · UTAH 85-51 ATL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
