⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 28- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:41 · LAL 101-96 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 107-102 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 111-104 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · LAL 97-93 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
