⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:52 · UTAH 19-10 LAL
- Lead
Carlos Boozer hit a layup, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 84-82 LAL
- Lead
Carlos Boozer hit a two point shot
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 86-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer turnover
Q4 4:58 · UTAH 76-76 LAL
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 3:20 · UTAH 79-76 LAL
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · UTAH 79-78 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 1:05 · UTAH 43-44 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a layup, Lamar Odom with the assist
Q4 0:28 · UTAH 84-84 LAL
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a two point shot, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 86-86 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
