⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:24 · UTAH 73-69 LAL
- Go-ahead
Paul Millsap hit a slam dunk, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:27 · UTAH 106-105 LAL
- Winner
Mehmet Okur hit a 25-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:42 · UTAH 110-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Miles bad pass
Q4 2:45 · UTAH 104-102 LAL
- Turnover
Kyle Korver lost ball
Q4 1:01 · UTAH 107-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 112-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:36 · UTAH 104-105 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a layup
Q4 1:01 · UTAH 107-107 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 1:01 · UTAH 107-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:37 · UTAH 69-69 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
Q4 2:29 · UTAH 104-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
