⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 9:17 · UTAH 41-32 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:10 · UTAH 59-51 DET
- Winner
Raja Bell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Paul Millsap with the assist
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 98-95 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Austin Daye hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · UTAH 93-93 DET
- Ties it
Tayshaun Prince hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 1:12 · UTAH 95-95 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
