⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:53 · LAL 33-19 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:32 · LAL 63-49 UTAH
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · LAL 79-67 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 11:11 · LAL 62-49 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q3 1:32 · LAL 79-67 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
