⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 19-9 off them
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 2:40 · DAL 18-28 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:53 · DAL 40-55 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:03 · DAL 43-63 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |








