⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 5
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:49 · UTAH 37-27 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:27 · UTAH 68-51 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:42 · UTAH 37-36 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Channing Frye flagrant foul type 1 (Matt Harpring draws the foul)
Q2 10:36 · UTAH 33-27 POR
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · UTAH 91-84 POR
📊The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |








