⏱️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 second 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:12 · UTAH 28-21 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 4:28 · UTAH 48-35 CHA
- Winner
Derrick Favors hit a dunk, Gordon Hayward with the assist
Q4 0:58 · UTAH 78-77 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · UTAH 71-67 CHA
- Turnover
Trey Burke bad pass
Q4 1:22 · UTAH 76-75 CHA
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 80-77 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:44 · UTAH 48-43 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:37 · UTAH 63-60 CHA
- Go-ahead
Kemba Walker hit a layup
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 76-77 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |






