⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:54 · LAL 26-15 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 10:36 · LAL 39-25 UTAH
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Carlos Boozer
Q4 0:38 · LAL 98-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:22 · LAL 89-91 UTAH
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (C.J. Miles draws the foul)
Q4 2:17 · LAL 94-93 UTAH
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 2:17 · LAL 94-93 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 9:07 · LAL 82-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Boozer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:04 · LAL 49-38 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 0:38 · LAL 98-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
