⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 19-11 off them
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 46
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:44 · UTAH 29-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:11 · UTAH 89-78 LAL
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Metta World Peace
Q4 0:09 · UTAH 93-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 91-84 LAL
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward turnover
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 91-84 LAL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 91-86 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Metta World Peace bad pass
Q4 0:09 · UTAH 93-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
