⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:11 · LAL 67-51 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 107-99 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:32 · LAL 94-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |






