⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:41 · UTAH 8-2 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:23 · UTAH 88-84 LAL
- Lead
Deron Williams hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:42 · UTAH 108-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 3:59 · UTAH 98-96 LAL
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 2:34 · UTAH 100-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · UTAH 105-103 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:22 · UTAH 59-60 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:54 · UTAH 106-106 LAL
- Winner
Derek Fisher hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 0:28 · UTAH 108-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 110-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |

