⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 70
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:03 · SAC 92-91 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Marcus Thornton hit a 25-foot three jumper, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 0:27 · SAC 100-99 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Marcus Thornton hit a driving layup
Q4 0:04 · SAC 102-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton bad pass
Q4 2:46 · SAC 96-95 UTAH
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball
Q4 2:18 · SAC 96-95 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · SAC 97-97 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:21 · SAC 24-28 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:41 · SAC 26-38 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Alec Burks hit a layup, Devin Harris with the assist
Q4 0:12 · SAC 100-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
Q4 4:28 · SAC 92-93 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball
Q4 2:48 · SAC 96-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap traveling
Q4 2:18 · SAC 96-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 14 |
