⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a jumper
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 90-90 PHX
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a driving layup
OT 3:02 · UTAH 94-94 PHX
- Winner
Andrei Kirilenko hit a 24-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
OT 2:19 · UTAH 98-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 3:34 · UTAH 81-82 PHX
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
OT 4:24 · UTAH 90-92 PHX
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
OT 3:32 · UTAH 92-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:21 · UTAH 71-69 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:55 · UTAH 81-88 PHX
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 4:39 · UTAH 90-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill turnover
Q4 0:23 · UTAH 88-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
