⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:35 · UTAH 17-9 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 10:33 · UTAH 69-52 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 5:37 · UTAH 84-57 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarron Collins flagrant foul type 1 (Brandon Bass draws the foul)
Q1 2:28 · UTAH 20-13 DAL
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 1:42 · UTAH 89-63 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Howard flagrant foul type 1 (Deron Williams draws the foul)
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 91-66 DAL
- Technical
Josh Howard non-unsportsmanlike technical (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 93-66 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








