⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
- A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:10 · UTAH 33-19 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:01 · UTAH 43-43 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up
Q3 10:25 · UTAH 60-74 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · UTAH 95-100 SAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 95-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 99-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
