⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter
- Made three threes 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 11:32 · UTAH 16-0 DAL
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 96-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 4:39 · UTAH 88-80 DAL
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · UTAH 97-89 DAL
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 97-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:33 · UTAH 29-21 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:00 · UTAH 45-46 DAL
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 97-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devean George bad pass
Q4 4:54 · UTAH 88-80 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 96-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · UTAH 97-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
