⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38 in the fourth quarter
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 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:51 · LAL 29-16 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 6:30 · LAL 53-30 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38
Q4 11:11 · LAL 106-68 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 5:13 · LAL 112-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:39 · LAL 76-49 UTAH
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · LAL 86-55 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
