⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 12
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:16 · SAC 109-99 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:26 · SAC 117-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 2:56 · SAC 26-19 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:14 · SAC 56-52 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:52 · SAC 73-77 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:26 · SAC 38-31 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
