⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen- Burned in transition, 1 fast break points to 19
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:52 · UTAH 59-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · UTAH 85-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:14 · UTAH 24-33 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:02 · UTAH 65-78 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 5:07 · UTAH 85-107 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
