⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 6:09 · LAL 59-43 UTAH
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 2:43 · LAL 109-106 UTAH
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 1:47 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 2:51 · LAL 109-106 UTAH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:42 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:31 · LAL 66-60 UTAH
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 2:51 · LAL 109-106 UTAH
- Steal
Ronnie Brewer stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:42 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 2:43 · LAL 109-106 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:47 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:20 · LAL 111-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
