⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 6:58 · UTAH 21-13 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:39 · UTAH 30-17 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 9:18 · UTAH 93-73 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 9:34 · UTAH 8-13 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:02 · UTAH 84-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:36 · UTAH 66-50 LAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
