⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 15
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 11:41 · UTAH 63-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 2:04 · UTAH 90-65 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q3 0:31 · UTAH 100-67 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
