⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 8:33 · UTAH 25-6 DAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q4 6:03 · UTAH 105-92 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:26 · UTAH 52-43 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:30 · UTAH 79-75 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:25 · UTAH 89-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 4:28 · UTAH 98-92 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:58 · UTAH 100-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Devean George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · UTAH 110-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
