⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of nineteen from three
- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-13 off them
- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:41 · PHX 11-2 UTAH
- Lead
Grant Hill hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · PHX 104-103 UTAH
- Ties it
Jason Richardson hit a two point shot
Q4 1:50 · PHX 106-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:08 · PHX 102-100 UTAH
- Turnover
Robin Lopez bad pass
Q4 2:17 · PHX 104-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Jason Richardson bad pass
Q4 0:48 · PHX 108-113 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:28 · PHX 98-98 UTAH
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · PHX 104-105 UTAH
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:37 · PHX 106-109 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · PHX 104-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 2:11 · PHX 104-106 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 2:11 · PHX 104-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
