⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 0:54 · SAC 50-47 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:05 · SAC 93-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:18 · SAC 95-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · SAC 97-94 UTAH
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SAC 103-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:36 · SAC 19-25 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses technical free throw
Q4 10:56 · SAC 74-73 UTAH
- Turnover
Josh Howard turnover
Q4 0:15 · SAC 100-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
