⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 26
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:35 · UTAH 45-39 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 1:23 · UTAH 65-46 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q4 5:46 · UTAH 109-76 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Harpring technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:50 · UTAH 94-72 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:12 · UTAH 80-62 NO
- Technical
Morris Peterson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:13 · UTAH 97-73 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
