⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:50 · WSH 22-13 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:05 · WSH 48-33 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:33 · WSH 93-82 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · WSH 93-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:24 · WSH 79-74 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks bad pass
Q4 4:30 · WSH 93-85 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
