⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 24-16 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:47 · UTAH 24-22 SAC
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 23-foot jumper, Al Jefferson with the assist
OT 4:45 · UTAH 86-84 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 4:13 · UTAH 88-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q2 2:23 · UTAH 40-32 SAC
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · UTAH 83-82 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 84-82 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:23 · UTAH 44-43 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:28 · UTAH 86-84 SAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
OT 3:44 · UTAH 88-85 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
OT 2:14 · UTAH 90-87 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
