⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 34
- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 8:07 · UTAH 23-9 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 10:18 · UTAH 47-27 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 11:41 · UTAH 68-42 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 1:14 · UTAH 32-14 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q1 0:59 · UTAH 34-23 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses technical free throw
Q2 5:52 · UTAH 51-32 BKN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
