⏱️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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:38 · UTAH 10-0 SAC
- Steal
Sundiata Gaines stole it from Omri Casspi
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 97-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap offensive foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · UTAH 93-87 SAC
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
Q4 2:15 · UTAH 93-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · UTAH 97-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:20 · UTAH 18-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:56 · UTAH 44-41 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson offensive foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)
Q4 2:04 · UTAH 93-87 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 2:04 · UTAH 93-87 SAC
- Turnover
Omri Casspi bad pass
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 97-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
