⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 21 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:46 · UTAH 30-25 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 11:23 · UTAH 88-71 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:08 · UTAH 20-25 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |






