⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:22 · UTAH 25-18 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:01 · UTAH 60-48 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 11:14 · UTAH 85-71 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:50 · UTAH 95-84 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
