⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 32 free throws to their 52- Lost the glass, 48 rebounds to 62
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:02 · UTAH 41-39 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 101-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 101-101 SAC
- Turnover
Alec Burks post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 103-103 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
DeMarcus Cousins hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:19 · UTAH 101-101 SAC
- Ties it
Isaiah Thomas hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 103-103 SAC
- Winner
DeMarcus Cousins hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 103-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball
Q4 4:24 · UTAH 95-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · UTAH 99-95 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 103-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
