⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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 25- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:33 · LAL 75-64 UTAH
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from C.J. Miles
Q4 2:21 · LAL 99-93 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 4:58 · LAL 67-62 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · LAL 93-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 3:00 · LAL 97-91 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:50 · LAL 57-48 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:49 · LAL 84-77 UTAH
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 3:00 · LAL 97-91 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · LAL 81-66 UTAH
- Turnover
C.J. Miles bad pass
Q4 2:21 · LAL 99-93 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
