⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:22 · UTAH 48-52 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 9:45 · UTAH 72-64 CLE
- Winner
Sundiata Gaines hit a 26-foot three jumper, Ronnie Price with the assist
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 97-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 85-82 CLE
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 85-82 CLE
- Turnover
Ronnie Price bad pass
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 85-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 1:23 · UTAH 40-52 CLE
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:09 · UTAH 85-86 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 85-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 85-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 92-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · UTAH 94-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
