⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 1:51 · UTAH 64-44 NY
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 105-100 NY
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Al Harrington
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 107-100 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses technical free throw
Q1 6:33 · UTAH 17-11 NY
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 108-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:48 · UTAH 70-56 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:35 · UTAH 81-74 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 105-100 NY
- Turnover
Al Harrington offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 110-104 NY
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 110-104 NY
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
