⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:09 · UTAH 45-48 LAL
- Ties it
Derek Fisher hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gordan Giricek technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:37 · UTAH 27-34 LAL
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · UTAH 81-80 LAL
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 2:23 · UTAH 85-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 3:48 · UTAH 85-93 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · UTAH 95-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shammond Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:31 · UTAH 30-38 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 92-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
