⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 30
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:57 · LAL 9-4 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 3:54 · LAL 93-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · LAL 98-90 UTAH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · LAL 98-90 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:11 · LAL 68-58 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 4:05 · LAL 93-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · LAL 96-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
