⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 53 free throws to their 26
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 0:41 · UTAH 29-26 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 11:18 · UTAH 61-54 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 11:37 · UTAH 89-72 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · UTAH 100-92 SAC
- Missed FT
John Lucas III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 104-99 SAC
- Missed FT
Diante Garrett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · UTAH 106-99 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:06 · UTAH 34-35 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:03 · UTAH 36-43 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:59 · UTAH 104-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:05 · UTAH 9-12 SAC
- Turnover
Ray McCallum bad pass
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 105-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
