⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:02 · UTAH 16-6 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:28 · UTAH 32-20 NO
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from David West
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 82-86 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 82-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:06 · UTAH 32-29 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 10:22 · UTAH 53-57 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 82-86 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 82-86 NO
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 84-90 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
