⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 36 free throws to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:42 · UTAH 27-27 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:26 · UTAH 93-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · UTAH 90-86 DAL
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 95-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 98-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:24 · UTAH 36-39 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 3:16 · UTAH 70-78 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 4:24 · UTAH 86-86 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 96-92 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 96-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
