⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 7:58 · LAL 18-8 UTAH
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:16 · LAL 85-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 4:28 · LAL 73-72 UTAH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAL 76-79 UTAH
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · LAL 85-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:08 · LAL 24-24 UTAH
- Winner
Gordon Hayward hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 85-86 UTAH
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Kobe Bryant post
Q4 0:02 · LAL 85-86 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 1:05 · LAL 82-84 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward turnover
Q4 1:05 · LAL 82-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 85-85 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 10 |
