⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 4:45 · UTAH 85-74 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:50 · UTAH 8-13 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 5:16 · UTAH 49-50 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:27 · UTAH 55-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:16 · UTAH 69-70 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
