⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 27-13 off them
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q2 3:04 · UTAH 63-38 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:22 · UTAH 46-37 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
David West flagrant foul type 2 (Kyle Korver draws the foul)
Q1 1:50 · UTAH 24-18 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |







