⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:46 · UTAH 19-16 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 10:40 · UTAH 70-60 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 8:03 · UTAH 104-81 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:15 · UTAH 51-50 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 1:36 · UTAH 59-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:03 · UTAH 21-18 PHX
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1 (Dante Exum draws the foul)
Q4 9:10 · UTAH 94-79 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
