⏱️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 second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:13 · UTAH 67-69 DET
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur hit a 25-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 89-87 DET
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a 26-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 2:02 · UTAH 92-89 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · UTAH 86-85 DET
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 · UTAH 86-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 7:47 · UTAH 28-46 DET
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace hit a 9-foot two point shot, Richard Hamilton with the assist
Q4 2:21 · UTAH 89-89 DET
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 1:47 · UTAH 92-92 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · UTAH 84-83 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 101-95 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
