⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:26 · MEM 57-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:42 · MEM 84-92 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 9:03 · MEM 9-19 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:33 · MEM 52-69 UTAH
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur lost ball
Q4 3:15 · MEM 84-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 1:06 · MEM 91-99 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |












