⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:31 · WSH 21-9 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 7:37 · WSH 27-31 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 3:26 · WSH 77-85 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · WSH 87-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 12 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
