⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- Go-ahead
Josh Howard hit a 26-foot three jumper, Devin Harris with the assist
Q4 0:57 · UTAH 77-75 LAL
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Pau Gasol
OT 4:48 · UTAH 79-77 LAL
- Go-ahead
Paul Millsap hit a 19-foot jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
OT 0:39 · UTAH 88-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:39 · UTAH 15-15 LAL
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses technical free throw
Q1 1:01 · UTAH 21-22 LAL
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 3:19 · UTAH 72-71 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:39 · UTAH 77-77 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:00 · UTAH 88-89 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:00 · UTAH 88-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 74-75 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
OT 4:48 · UTAH 79-77 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
OT 3:48 · UTAH 83-77 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
